A case of catamenial pneumothorax caused by thoracic endometriosis

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-94

  Devue, Katleen ^a   Coenye, Kenneth ^a   Verhaeghe, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21744451045     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200504000-00010     Document Type: Article

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