From: Hormonal therapy after the operation for catamenial pneumothorax – is it always necessary?
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33 | 33 | 49 | 37 | |
No of SP episodes before surgery | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Treatment before the OP | Needle aspiration; drainage | Needle aspirations | Drainage | Needle aspiration; drainage | |
Interval 1st SP episode-OP (months) | 4.5 | 4 | 26 | 4.5 | |
Operative finding | Diaphragm defects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lung bullous lesions | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Lung E. | No | No | No | No | |
PH confirmed endometriosis | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Hormonal therapy | No | No | No | No | |
Follow up period (months) | 24 | 43 | 14 | 6 | |
Pneumothorax recurrence | No | No | No | No |