Alifano M
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· 22 papers in corpus
· active 2000-2026
Study types
- article 10
- review 5
- case-report 3
- letter 3
- other 1
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- endometriosis 22
- thoracic_endometriosis 8
- infertility 1
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2026
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe reproductive outcomes and clinical safety considerations associated with assisted reproductive technology (ART) in women with a history of surgically treated catamenial pneumothorax (CP) (thoracic endometriosis …
letter
2024
review
2018
: Clinical presentation and imaging of CP and TER non-CP are often unspecific except for possible visualization of endometriosis foci or diaphragmatic lesions at computed tomography-scan or magnetic resonance imaging. Thus, we recommend car…
article
2017
BackgroundThoracic 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.Methods…
article
2013
BackgroundA significant percentage of pneumothorax in women is due to thoracic endometriosis. Pathophysiologic mechanisms continue to be debated, and pathologic aspects are poorly known.MethodsClinical and pathologic records of all consecut…
review
2013
Thoracic endometriosis is considered to be rare, but is the most frequent form of extra-abdominopelvic endometriosis. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome affects women of reproductive age. Diagnosis is mainly based on clinical findings, which c…
article
2011
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…
letter
2011
article
2011
BackgroundOur aim was to study the clinical, surgical, and pathological characteristic of women with homolateral recurrence of pneumothorax despite previous surgery.MethodsThis study is a retrospective analysis of the clinical and pathologi…
review
2010
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although known for several decades, catamenial pneumothorax has been considered until recently as an extremely rare entity. The condition is now more easily recognized and several studies have been published, with somewha…
article
2010
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…
article
2008
ObjectiveTo 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 endo…
review
2008
Thoracic endometriosis has been considered a rare clinical condition but it is probably underestimated in the literature. Various clinical symptoms may occur but the most frequent are catamenial pneumothoraces. Four main clinical conditions…
article
2007
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 …
article
2006
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…
article
2006
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…
review
2006
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome includes four well-recognized clinical entities, namely catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and lung nodules, as well as some exceptional presentations. The etiological mecha…
letter
2005
case-report
2004
article
2003
ObjectivesTo 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.DesignA prospective study of women of …
case-report
2002
We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with recurrent right-sided catamenial pneumothorax. At thoracoscopy, the diaphragm presented several violet implants with holes. The presence of diaphragmatic endometrial implants was confirmed at p…
case-report
2000
Herein we report the cause of a 46-year-old woman who presented with recurrent right pneumothorax following hysterectomy with right salpingo-oophorectomy for pelvic endometriosis. Video-assisted thoracoscopy revealed endometrial implants in…