CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX Flashcards
1
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CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX
A
OCCURS WITHIN 72 HOURS OF MENSES
MOST COMMON FORM OF INTRATHORACIC ENDOMETRIOSIS
2/3 OF PTS HAVE PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS
2
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LOCATION OF CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX
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MOSTLY ON RIGHT SIDE
3
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TREATMENT OF CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX
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HORMONAL THERAPY THAT SUPPRESSES OVARIAN SECRETION OF ESTROGEN
EFFECTIVE IN 50%
DEFINITIVE TREATMENT IS STAPLING AND PLEURODESIS
4
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LAM
A
THIN WALLED CYSTS ON CT
CHYLOUS PLEURAL EFFUSIONS.
