title: Visualization of diaphragmatic fenestration associated with catamenial pneumothorax.
abstract: Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare entity of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent accumulation of air in the thoracic space during or preceding menstruation. We documented the presence of a diaphragmatic fenestration during thoracoscopy, lending support for hypotheses involving diaphragmatic defects as possible avenues of air collection in the thorax.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. cowl.clayton@mayo.edu
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cowl
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschamps
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013906:Thoracoscopy