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Abstract

Endometriosis is usually found in pelvic cavity such as in ovary. But, endometriosis has been described in other organs, although rare, such as intestine, kidney, lung, liver, gall bladder, and pancreas. Catamenial pneumothorax is defined as a recurrent pneumothorax within 72 hours of onset of menstruation and it is a rare cause of spontaneous pneumothorax. We, hereby, report two cases of successfully treated catamenial pneumothorax by gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist with progestin or oral pill after surgical treatment.