Jean‐François Régnard

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus
review 2018
Expert review of respiratory medicine ·doi:10.1080/17476348.2018.1551133

Introduction: Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is defined as a recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in females of reproductive age. In the 'perimenstrual period,' it is still considered relatively rare although accounting for 20-35% of …

diagnostic-accuracy 2016
European radiology ·doi:10.1007/s00330-016-4226-5

PURPOSE: To evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diaphragmatic endometriosis diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 2-year period, all diaphragmatic MRI performed in the context of diaphragmatic endometriosis were reviewed. Axia…

observational 2013
Chest ·doi:10.1378/chest.13-1284

BACKGROUND: A significant percentage of pneumothorax in women is due to thoracic endometriosis. Pathophysiologic mechanisms continue to be debated, and pathologic aspects are poorly known. METHODS: Clinical and pathologic records of all co…

other 2011
The Annals of thoracic surgery ·doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.083

BACKGROUND: Our aim was to study the clinical, surgical, and pathological characteristic of women with homolateral recurrence of pneumothorax despite previous surgery. METHODS: This study is a retrospective analysis of the clinical and pat…

case-report 2010
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery ·doi:10.1510/icvts.2010.243543

Non-traumatic, spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture is a rare event whose pathophysiology is not known. We report the case of endometriosis-related spontaneous rupture of the right diaphragm with intrathoracic herniation of the liver, gallblad…

2008
·doi:10.1016/s0221-0363(08)75725-1
case-report 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.071

OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the pathophysiology of catamenial pneumothorax (CP) due to thoracic endometriosis and support the theory of the transdiaphragmatic passage of air from the genital tract through diaphragmatic perforations caused by en…

observational 2007
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine ·doi:10.1164/rccm.200704-587oc

RATIONALE: Catamenial and endometriosis-related pneumothorax are considered relatively rare entities. Their clinical characteristics and outcome are incompletely known. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequencies, clinical characteristics, and…

case-report 2006
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590601015051

Catamenial pneumothorax is an uncommon disease whose management is not consensual. We report the case of a patient who experienced several episodes of pneumothorax. She was initially treated by repair of diaphragmatic defects and hormonal t…

case-report 2006
The Annals of thoracic surgery ·doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.10.002

Catamenial pneumothorax is a relatively rare condition, generally of mild to moderate severity. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who experienced an episode of life threatening right-sided hemopneumothorax in association with menses…

other 2003
Chest ·doi:10.1378/chest.124.3.1004

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the incidence of catamenial pneumothorax (CP) among women who have been referred for the surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) and to study its pathogenic mechanisms. DESIGN: A prospective study of wom…