Gompel A

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus
other 2017
The Annals of thoracic surgery ·doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.049

BACKGROUND: Thoracic endometriosis syndrome refers to a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations related to the presence of ectopic intrathoracic endometrial tissue. Few studies have reported on manifestations other than pneumothorax. MET…

observational 2016
Orphanet journal of rare diseases ·doi:10.1186/s13023-016-0511-2

BACKGROUND: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), is probably the most common disease among heritable connective tissue disorders. It affects women more than men and causes symptoms in multiple organs. It is associated with chronic pai…

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…

observational 2011
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der189

BACKGROUND: Catamenial pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis (TE) are still under diagnosed. The purpose of this study is to increase the diagnostic accuracy for these conditions in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax and to identify t…

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…

case-report 2004
Annals of the rheumatic diseases ·doi:10.1136/ard.2002.003012
review 2000
Gynecologie, obstetrique & fertilite

The aim of our study is to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic attitude toward endometriosis of the bladder. We have analysed four observations treated in the gynecologic service of Hotel-Dieu in Paris between January 1989 and January 1…

review 1984
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983)

Since the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) has been identified and its mode of action understood, it has become possible to envisage a therapeutic use of long-acting, non toxic analogues. Biochemical modifications of the decape…