The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2009 AbstractBackground and aims: Bronchiectasis is defined as an abnormal and irreversible dilatation of the bronchi, often associated with chronic productive cough, airway obstruction, and recurrent infections.Methods: MEDLINE data from 1978 to November 2008 was analysed.
M. Pappalettera +5 more
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Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its relating factors in patients with bronchiectasis: findings from KMBARC registry [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 Background/Aims Patients with bronchiectasis often present with respiratory symptoms caused by chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, studies on the prevalence of CRS and its relationship with bronchiectasis are limited.
Iseul Yu +8 more
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Diffusion weighted imaging in cystic fibrosis disease: beyond morphological imaging [PDF]
, 2016 To explore the feasibility of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to assess inflammatory lung changes in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) METHODS: CF patients referred for their annual check-up had spirometry, chest-CT and MRI on the same day.
Andrinopoulou, Eleni Rosalina +8 more
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Common variable immunodeficiency disorder - An uncommon cause for bronchiectasis
Lung India, 2014 Bronchiectasis continues to be a common respiratory problem of varied etiology. Common variable immunodeficiency disorder (CVID) is an uncommon cause for bronchiectasis.
Manoj Kumar Panigrahi
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Bronchiectasis-associated hospitalizations in Germany, 2005-2011: a population-based study of disease burden and trends. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Representative population-based data on the epidemiology of bronchiectasis in Europe are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the current burden and the trends of bronchiectasis-associated hospitalizations and associated ...
Felix C Ringshausen +5 more
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Successful ceftolozane/tazobactam treatment of chronic pulmonary infection with pan‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]
, 2015 The treatment of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is challenging, with resistance and antibiogram diversity accumulating during successive therapies.
Andrews +9 more
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The development of bronchiectasis on chest computed tomography in children with cystic fibrosis: can pre-stages be identified? [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: Bronchiectasis is an important component of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease but little is known about its development. We aimed to study the development of bronchiectasis and identify determinants for rapid progression of bronchiectasis on ...
Bruijne, M. (Marleen) de +4 more
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Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2022 Background Chronic rhinosinusitis affects 62% of adults with bronchiectasis and is linked to greater bronchiectasis severity. However, the impact of symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis on disease‐specific and cough‐related quality of life is unknown ...
Annemarie L. Lee +6 more
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]
, 2009 This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad +63 more
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Chest CT scoring for evaluation of lung sequelae in congenital diaphragmatic hernia survivors
, 2020 Objectives Data on long-term structural lung abnormalities in survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is scarce. The purpose of this study was to develop a chest computed tomography (CT) score to assess the structural lung sequelae in CDH ...
Aukland, Stein M. +5 more
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