Table 1.

Surgical cases of diaphragmatic hernia associated with paramenstrual pneumothorax reported in the literature

Reference	Age	Diagnisis	Symptoms	bulla	Size of defect (cm)	Herniation	Pathology	Surgical treatment	Medical treatment	Outcome
Bobbio et al. 2007 [5]	35	Right recurrent pneumothorax	Dysmenorrhoea	No	4	Liver	–	Primary closure; pleurodesis	–	–
Bostoen et al. 2011 [6]	37	Pneumothorax	Left iliac fossa pain	–	–	Liver	–	Plication; pleurodesis	–	–
Sanna et al. 2011 [7]	38	Right recurrent pneumothorax	–	–	Not mentioned (“Multiple defects”)	Liver	–	Plication; pleurodesis	–	No recurrence at 4 months
Tomescot et al. 2012 [8]	45	Right recurrent pneumothorax	–	–	Not mentioned (“Multiple defects”)	Liver	No endometriosis	Patch repair	–	No recurrence at 18 months
Visouli AN et al. 2012 [2]	38	Right pneumothorax	–	–	Not mentioned (“Multiple defects”)	Liver	–	Patch repair	Ovarian suppression treatment	Well and asymptomatic upon follow-up
Yu & Sihoe 2015 [9]	44	Right pneumothorax	–	Yes	10	Liver	Endometriosis	Mesh repair; pleurodesis	Ovarian suppression treatment	No recurrence at 15 months
Ashwad et al. 2016 [10]	39	Right pneumothorax	Chest pain	–	Not mentioned	Liver	Endometriosis	Primary closure talc pleurodesis	–	–
Demetrio et al. 2018 [11]	42	Right recurrent pneumothorax	Chest pain	No	–	Liver	Endometriosis	Primary closure;	–	No recurrence at 5 months
Mukku VK et al. 2019 [12]	40	Right pneumothorax	Chest tightness	No	3.3	Liver	Endometriosis	Mechanical pleurodesis, Primary closure	–	No recurrence at 2 months
Current case	43	Right pneumothorax	Chest pain	No	1	Liver	Endometriosis	Primary closure Absorbent tissue reinforcement and fibrin sealant	Ovarian suppression treatment	No recurrence at 28 months