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A chest X-ray may be done in patients with [[pulmonary]] symptoms. On a chest X-ray, chest [[endometriosis]] is characterized by small bubbles at the level of the right diaphragm, associated with [[pneumothorax]]. | |||
==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
A chest X-ray may be done in patients with [[pulmonary]] symptoms. On a chest X-ray, chest [[endometriosis]] is characterized by small bubbles at the level of the right diaphragm, associated with [[pneumothorax]]. A chest X-ray may show signs of [[hemothorax]].<ref name="pmid12173845">{{cite journal| author=Roth T, Alifano M, Schussler O, Magdaleinat P, Regnard JF| title=Catamenial pneumothorax: chest X-ray sign and thoracoscopic treatment. | journal=Ann Thorac Surg | year= 2002 | volume= 74 | issue= 2 | pages= 563-5 | pmid=12173845 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12173845 }}</ref> | |||
[[Image:catamenial-pneumothorax-2.jpg|center|thumb|500px|Catamenial pneumothorax; Yellow marker shows pneumothorax and black shows diaphragmatic defect. (Case courtesy of Dr Yi-Jin Kuok, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 27946)]] | [[Image:catamenial-pneumothorax-2.jpg|center|thumb|500px|Catamenial pneumothorax; Yellow marker shows pneumothorax and black shows diaphragmatic defect. (Case courtesy of Dr Yi-Jin Kuok, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 27946)]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
A chest X-ray may be done in patients with pulmonary symptoms. On a chest X-ray, chest endometriosis is characterized by small bubbles at the level of the right diaphragm, associated with pneumothorax.
Chest X-Ray
A chest X-ray may be done in patients with pulmonary symptoms. On a chest X-ray, chest endometriosis is characterized by small bubbles at the level of the right diaphragm, associated with pneumothorax. A chest X-ray may show signs of hemothorax.[1]
References
- ↑ Roth T, Alifano M, Schussler O, Magdaleinat P, Regnard JF (2002). "Catamenial pneumothorax: chest X-ray sign and thoracoscopic treatment". Ann Thorac Surg. 74 (2): 563–5. PMID 12173845.