Antonio Bobbio

ORCID: 0000-0003-0958-6936 · 10 papers in corpus
2025
·doi:10.21037/asj-25-44
other 2024
General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery ·doi:10.1007/s11748-024-02016-y

BACKGROUND: Thoracic endometriosis syndrome gives rise to various clinical and radiological manifestations. We reviewed the records of patients operated for intrathoracic migration of abdominal viscera through a diaphragmatic hernia seconda…

review 2023
·doi:10.1183/2312508x.10019322

Although thoracic endometriosis is a rare disease, it is not uncommon in women of child-bearing age presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax. Other less frequent endometriosis-related conditions are pleural effusion including haemothorax, p…

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…

review 2011
·doi:10.1002/9781444398519.ch10

Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the growth of endometrium outside the uterine cavity or myometrium. It occurs more frequently in the pelvis and in the rest of the peritoneal cavity, but endometriosis of virtually all the body 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…