CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX Flashcards

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CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX

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OCCURS WITHIN 72 HOURS OF MENSES

MOST COMMON FORM OF INTRATHORACIC ENDOMETRIOSIS

2/3 OF PTS HAVE PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS

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LOCATION OF CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX

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MOSTLY ON RIGHT SIDE

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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

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LAM

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THIN WALLED CYSTS ON CT

CHYLOUS PLEURAL EFFUSIONS.

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