Successful conservative treatment of catamenial pneumothorax with GnRH agonist.

Abstract	A thirty four year old woman with recurrent catamenial pneumothorax is described. Pleural endometriosis was suspected and cytologic examination of fluid drained from the right pleural cavity showed glandular cell clusters of probable endometrial origin. The patient received a long-acting GnRH agonist (Triptorelin-Arvekap-Ipsen) 3.75 mg/month I.M. for nine months and remains asymptomatic with regular periods 12 months after discontinuing the treatment.
Authors	D Lolis, G Adonakis, E Kontostolis, J Pneumatikos, V Malamou-Mitsi
Journal	Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (Arch Gynecol Obstet) Vol. 256 Issue 3 Pg. 163-6 ( 1995) ISSN: 0932-0067 [Print] Germany
PMID	7574910 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Luteolytic Agents Triptorelin Pamoate
Topics	Adult Endometriosis (complications, drug therapy) Female Humans Luteolytic Agents (therapeutic use) Pleural Diseases (complications, drug therapy) Pneumothorax (drug therapy, etiology) Recurrence Triptorelin Pamoate (therapeutic use)

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