Bobbio A

No ORCID on file · 6 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 …

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 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…

case-report 2007
Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals ·doi:10.1177/021849230701500317

Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent pneumothorax temporally associated with menstruation. Pathogenesis remains debated however pleural endometriosis or diaphragmatic abnormalities are almost always present. We report the case of a 35-yea…