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Management dilemma; a woman with cystic fibrosis and severe lung disease presenting with colonic carcinoma: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction There are increasing reports of bowel cancer in cystic fibrosis, suggesting a possible causal link. Individuals with cystic fibrosis who have advanced lung disease present a high operative risk, limiting curative treatment options in early ...
Lees Andrea N, Reid David W
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Microbiological profiles of sputum and gastric juice aspirates in Cystic Fibrosis patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR) is a key problem in Cystic Fibrosis (CF), but the relationship between lung and gastric microbiomes is not well understood. We hypothesised that CF gastric and lung microbiomes are related. Gastric and sputum cultures were
Bourke, Stephen   +27 more
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Sputum biomarkers and the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Lung function, acute pulmonary exacerbations (APE), and weight are the best clinical predictors of survival in cystic fibrosis (CF); however, underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood.
Rogers, S.L.   +84 more
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ILC2 Lung-Homing in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Functional Involvement of CCR6 and Impact on Respiratory Failure

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2020
Cystic fibrosis patients suffer from a progressive, often fatal lung disease, which is based on a complex interplay between chronic infections, locally accumulating immune cells and pulmonary tissue remodeling.
Anja Schulz-Kuhnt   +17 more
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MRI of the lung (3/3)-current applications and future perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BackgroundMRI of the lung is recommended in a number of clinical indications. Having a non-radiation alternative is particularly attractive in children and young subjects, or pregnant women.MethodsProvided there is sufficient expertise, magnetic ...
M. Both   +30 more
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Outcomes and survival following lung transplantation in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

open access: yesERJ Open Research, 2022
Disease-specific outcomes in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis following lung transplantation are not well described. We performed a retrospective analysis to describe outcomes in these patients.
Frederick Jung   +2 more
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A metagenomic approach to characterize temperate bacteriophage populations from Cystic Fibrosis and non-Cystic Fibrosis bronchiectasis patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), normally a soil commensal, is an important opportunistic pathogen in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (nCFBR).
Bourke, Stephen   +47 more
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Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in lymphangioleiomyomatosis

open access: yesIndian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2021
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a cystic lung disease frequently associated with reduced exercise capacity, mostly affecting young women. The disease is characterized by progressive pulmonary cystic change, recurrent pneumothorax, chylous pleural ...
Manivel Arumugam   +3 more
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Using bacterial biomarkers to identify early indicators of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation onset [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Acute periods of pulmonary exacerbation are the single most important cause of morbidity in cystic fibrosis patients, and may be associated with a loss of lung function.
Matt W Johnson   +19 more
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Large mesenchymal cystic and chondroid pulmonary hamartoma mimicking lung cancer: Case report

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Pulmonary hamartoma is the most commonly resected benign neoplasm of lung. The mesenchymal cystic subtype is a rare and often bilaterally occurring variant composed of multiple cysts and nodules.
Seha Ahn   +6 more
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