Assouad J

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2003-2024

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
article 2024
In endometriosis-related pneumothorax surgery, presence of endometriotic nodules increases postoperative air leaks and long-term relapse
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.02.030

Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) represent between 20 and 35 % of premenopausal pneumothorax and is related to endometriosis in 50 % of cases [1,2]. Endometriosis-related non-catamenial pneumothorax (ER non-CP) represent between 6 and 10 % of p…

other 2008
Value of cancer antigen 125 for diagnosis of pleural endometriosis in females with recurrent pneumothorax
The European respiratory journal ·doi:10.1183/09031936.00094206

The thorax is the most frequent extrapelvic location of endometriosis. Thoracic endometriosis is probably responsible for the high rate of recurrent pneumothoraces in females. The goal of the present prospective study was to assess the valu…

article 2003
Catamenial pneumothorax: retrospective study of surgical treatment
The Annals of thoracic surgery ·doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04320-5

BackgroundCatamenial pneumothorax is a rare entity characterized by recurrent accumulation of air in the thoracic space during menstruation. Catamenial pneumothorax is also associated with a high rate of postoperative recurrence. The aim of…