040JUVENILE CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX: AN INSTITUTIONAL REPORT AND REVIEW

Background Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a type of spontaneous pneumothorax due to thoracic endometriosis occurring in reproductive women, and usually involves the right side of the thorax showing diaphragm lesions. For the present study, we defined juvenile CP (JCP) as patients with CP who were 19 years old and younger. Institutional findings and a systematic literature review are presented.

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