Long-Term Hormonal Treatment for Recurrent Catamenial Pneumothorax

Autor:	Charles H. Bowers, Ozgul Muneyyirci-Delale, Malini Devi Persad, Jed B Cutler, Hena Tewari
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Endometriosis Obstetrics and Gynecology Catamenial pneumothorax medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Surgery surgical procedures operative Pneumothorax medicine In patient business Complication Hormone
Zdroj:	Journal of Endometriosis. 3:174-176
ISSN:	2036-282X 2035-9969
DOI:	10.5301/je.2011.8913
Popis:	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.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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