Soderberg C H, Dahlquist E H
Surgery. 1976 Feb;79(02):236-9.
Consistent clinical features of catamenial pneumothorax are its recurrent nature, repeated involvement of the right hemithorax, and a temporal relationship to the onset of menstruation. A personal case with endometrial implants and defects of the the diaphragm is presented. A review of the entire 41 cases reported in the literature reveals that the syndrome is more common than previously believed; there is a definite relationship with endometriosis; and the air allowing the pneumothorax does not appear to enter the chest by way of the genital tract, as originally postulated.
月经性气胸的一致临床特征是其复发性、右半胸反复受累以及与月经开始的时间关系。本文介绍了一例伴有子宫内膜植入物和膈肌缺损的病例。对文献报道的全部41例病例的回顾显示，该综合征比以前认为的更为常见；与子宫内膜异位症有明确关系；导致气胸的气体似乎并非如最初假设的那样通过生殖道进入胸腔。
