title: Successful conservative treatment of catamenial pneumothorax with GnRH agonist.
abstract: A thirty four year old woman with recurrent catamenial pneumothorax is described. Pleural endometriosis was suspected and cytologic examination of fluid drained from the right pleural cavity showed glandular cell clusters of probable endometrial origin. The patient received a long-acting GnRH agonist (Triptorelin-Arvekap-Ipsen) 3.75 mg/month I.M. for nine months and remains asymptomatic with regular periods 12 months after discontinuing the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lolis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adonakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kontostolis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pneumatikos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malamou-Mitsi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008186:Luteolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008186:Luteolytic Agents; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate