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Abstract
Case Report
A case of catamenial pneumothorax after hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy
Hiromu Kawanoa,* Norio Yamamotoa Kosei Nakatsurua Seiji Shinozakia Yasushi Ikutab
aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Health care Organization, Fukuoka Yutaka Chuou Hosipital
bDepartment of Surgery, Japan Community Health care Organization, Kyushu Hosipital
*Present address: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
ABSTRACT
The patient, a 32-year-old woman, had previously undergone a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. She had had six previous episodes of right-sided pneumothorax, and this time was admitted to our hospital because of the seventh occurrence. Thoracic drainage was performed, but after no improvement, she underwent surgery. A thoracoscopic observation revealed a blueberry spot both in the upper lobe of the right lung and in the diaphragm. On biopsy it was histopathologically diagnosed as endometriosis. This case is considered to be a rare case of catamenial pneumothorax related to endometriosis, despite the fact that the patient had undergone a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy.
KEYWORDS
Catamenial pneumothorax Hysterectomy Bilateral oophorectomy Endometriosis
Received 9 Mar 2023 ／ Accepted 30 May 2023
AJRS, 12(5): 293-296, 2023
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