Abstract
Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare complication of endometriosis. Although fatal, no long-term therapies have been revealed to be efficacious in preventing this disorder. This report discusses two cases of catamenial pneumothorax managed with norethindrone acetate over an extended period of time. The patients responded well without recurrence of pneumothorax during treatment. While current therapies are generally used for a six month to one year period, we present a long-term, highly efficacious, and inexpensive treatment for catamenial pneumothorax in patients with endometriosis.
J Endometr Pelvic Pain Disord 2011; 3(3): 174 - 176
Article Type: CASE REPORT
DOI:10.5301/JE.2011.8913
Authors
Ozgul Muneyyirci-Delale, Malini Persad, Hena Tewari, Charles Bowers Jr., Jed Cutler
Article History
- • Accepted on 16/07/2011
- • Available online on 30/08/2011
- • Published in print on 30/09/2011
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Authors
- Muneyyirci-Delale, Ozgul
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY - USA and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY - USA
- Persad, Malini
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY - USA
- Tewari, Hena
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY - USA
- Bowers Jr., Charles
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY - USA
- Cutler, Jed
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY - USA
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