TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term hormonal treatment for recurrent catamenial pneumothorax
AU - Muneyyirci-Delale, Ozgul
AU - Persad, Malini
AU - Tewari, Hena
AU - Charles, Bowers
AU - Cutler, Jed
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.5301/JE.2011.8913
DO - 10.5301/JE.2011.8913
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84255176129
SN - 2035-9969
VL - 3
SP - 174
EP - 176
JO - Journal of Endometriosis
JF - Journal of Endometriosis
IS - 3
ER -