title: [Catamenial pneumothorax--a case report].
abstract: Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent condition, predominantly affecting the right lung, of women of childbearing age, which is closely related to the menstruation cycle. Additional endometriosis and a defect of the right diaphragm is found relatively frequently. The case of a patient with a history of endometriosis, and a surgically confirmed defect of the diaphragm with prolapsed liver tissue, in whom pneumothorax first occurred at the age of 46, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern und Institut für Chirurgische Forschung der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hausdorf
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hausdorf
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014195:Travel