J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:1199-1200
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Reply to the Editor
Walter Weder, MD
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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My colleagues and I thank Dr Alifano for his interest in our work and would like to respond to the comments brought forward concerning our recently published review on catamenial pneumothorax (CPT).1 First, they debate the classic description of CPT. As a time-honored working definition, this phenomenon has been described on the basis of its temporal relationship with the menstrual cycle. In the majority of published cases, CPT has . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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