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	eMedicine - Bronchiectasis : Article by Ethan E Emmons, MD
		Traction bronchiectasis: Traction bronchiectasis is distortion of the airways secondary to mechanical traction on the bronchi from fibrosis of the surrounding lung parenchyma.
		Bronchiectasis caused by CF, M tuberculosis, or chronic fungal infections tends to affect the upper lobes, although this is not universal in the former.
		Koh WJ, Kwon OJ: Bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic246.htm (8383 words)

	Bronchiectasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bronchiectasis is a chronic inflammatory or degenerative condition of one or more bronchi or bronchioles of the lungs marked by dilatation and loss of elasticity of the walls.
		Bronchiectasis was first described by René Laënnec in 1819 and later detailed by Sir William Osler in the late 1800s.
		The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is based on a clinical history of daily viscous sputum production and characteristic CT scan findings (such as multiple cysts near the bottom of the lung).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bronchiectasis (348 words)

	Dr. Koop - Bronchiectasis- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		Bronchiectasis is a congenital or acquired disorder of the large bronchi of the lungs, characterized by permanent, abnormal dilation and destruction of bronchial walls.
		Bronchiectasis is a lung condition in which some of the bronchi and bronchioles have lost their elasticity and have expanded and filled with fluid.
		Treatment of an active case of bronchiectasis includes fighting the infection with an antibiotic and eliminating the fluid with postural drainage and chest physiotherapy.
	www.drkoop.com /encyclopedia/93/715.html (530 words)

	BRONCHIECTASIS IN CHILDREN CASE REPORTS PEDIATRIC ONCALL
		Diffuse bronchiectasis is seen in patients with cystic fibrosis, immotile cilia syndrome, immunodeficiency states, chronic airway disease and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
		Bronchiectasis on right side is predominant with foreign body or right middle lobe syndrome due to enlarged lymph nodes.
		Bronchiectasis is often not progressive and patients may remain asymptomatic for extended periods.
	www.pediatriconcall.com /fordoctor/CaseReports/bron.asp (876 words)

	Adult Bronchiectasis Program
		Bronchiectasis is more common in infants and older children who continue to have the disease when they become adults.
		Bronchiectasis is a relatively rare lung disorder where bronchial tubes become enlarged and distended forming pockets where infection may gather.
		The treatment of bronchiectasis is designed to prevent the complications of pneumonia and thus spitting up of blood (hemoptysis) and to allow patients with this condition to live as normal a life as possible.
	www.northshorelij.com /body.cfm?id=5980 (766 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Bronchiectasis: the 'other' obstructive lung disease
		Bronchiectasis caused by infection tends to occur predominantly in middle-aged to elderly populations, while that associated with congenital defects is likely to occur in younger patients.
		Classically, cylindrical bronchiectasis may appear as "signet rings" in transection (the dilated bronchus is the "ring" and the accompanying pulmonary artery is the "stone") or as "tram lines" when the bronchus is cut horizontally.
		Bronchiectasis belongs to the family of chronic obstructive lung diseases, even though it is much less common than asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/1999/07_99/mysliwiec.htm (2383 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Bronchiectasis
		Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways.
		A person may be born with it (congenital bronchiectasis) or may develop it later in life.
		Bronchiectasis is often caused by recurrent inflammation or infection of the airways.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/000144.html (448 words)

	Bronchiectasis: symptoms, cause, treatment, risks, complications, long-term outlook, prevention
		Bronchiectasis, pronounced (brong-kee-ECK-tah-sis) is a relatively rare condition that affects the lungs.
		Bronchiectasis is caused by various types of infections which damage and weaken the bronchial walls and interfere with the action of the cilia.
		Certain pneumonias which may be associated with measles and whooping cough, usually occurring in childhood may predispose to this condition by weakening the walls of the bronchial tubes and causing pockets of infection to form.
	www.mamashealth.com /lung/bronchi.asp (410 words)

	healthyNJ--Information for Healthy Living--Bronchiectasis/Atelectasis
		Bronchiectasis is an irreversible widening (dilation) of portions of the airways (bronchi) resulting from damage to the bronchial wall.
		When bronchiectasis is limited to one area--for example, a lung lobe or segment--doctors may perform bronchoscopy to determine whether an inhaled foreign object or lung tumor is the cause.
		Treatment of bronchiectasis is directed against eradicating infections, decreasing the build up of mucus and inflammation, relieving airway obstruction, and reducing complications (such as coughing up of blood, low oxygen levels in the blood, respiratory failure, and cor pulmonale).
	www.healthynj.org /dis-con/bronc-atel/main.htm (2631 words)

	Bronchiectasis Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		Bronchiectasis is a condition in which an area of the bronchial tubes is permanently and abnormally widened (dilated), with accompanying infection.
		In bronchiectasis, the diameter of the bronchi is unusually large.
		Prior to the widespread use of immunizations, bronchiectasis was often the result of a serious infection with either measles or whooping cough.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0002/ai_2601000238 (970 words)

	Bronchiectasis - All Sections (printer-friendly)
		Bronchiectasis (bron-kee-ek'-tas-is) is a lung disease that usually results from an infection or other condition that injures the walls of the airways in your lungs.
		Bronchiectasis cannot be cured, but with proper care, most people who have it can enjoy a good quality of life.
		Bronchiectasis is caused by injury to the lower airways.
	www.nhlbi.nih.gov /health/dci/Diseases/brn/brn_all.html (1375 words)

	Bronchiectasis Health Guide - Health Guides Online
		Bronchiectasis is the irreversible, abnormal dilation of the airways of the lungs associated with various lung conditions, commonly accompanied by chronic infection.
		Bronchiectasis mostly occurs in middle aged to elderly population.
		Bronchiectasis: a neglected cause of respiratory morbidity and mortality.
	www.healthguidesonline.com /Bronchiectasis.html (987 words)

	Medcyclopaedia - Bronchiectasis
		Underlying causes of bronchiectasis in children include cystic fibrosis, ciliary dyskinesia, immune deficiency, aspiration, bronchiolitis obliterans and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
		Localized bronchiectasis may be caused by an aspirated foreign body or be the result of infection.
		In cylindrical bronchiectasis, there is smooth dilatation of the affected bronchi, which do not taper normally towards the periphery, but there is no actual loss of bronchi.
	www.medcyclopaedia.com /library/topics/volume_vii/b/BRONCHIECTASIS.aspx (650 words)

	Nikon MicroscopyU: Human Pathology Digital Image Gallery - Bronchiectasis
		Bronchiectasis is an abnormal, permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs.
		Bronchiectasis at 20x Magnification - Bloody sputum associated with bronchiectasis is sometimes observed, a consequence of ruptured blood vessels located near the distended walls of the bronchi.
		Bronchiectasis at 40x Magnification - Since the symptoms of bronchiectasis can become amplified if an individual smokes or is exposed to high levels of air pollution, medical professionals generally advise patients to avoid smoking and highly polluted areas.
	www.microscopyu.com /galleries/pathology/bronchiectasis.html (443 words)

	Bronchiectasis
		Bronchiectasis (pronounced bron-kee-ek'-tas-is) is a disorder of the airways within the lungs.
		Occasionally people with bronchiectasis also have chronic sinusitis that requires further evaluation since bronchiectasis and sinusitis may be due to other diseases.
		If bronchiectasis is not treated, you may experience increasing shortness of breath, rounding at the tips of the fingers (clubbing) from chronic lung infection and possibly heart failure.
	www.formyhealth.com /bronchiectasis.htm (953 words)

	eMedicine - Bronchiectasis : Article by Pauline Fani, MD
		Bronchiectasis is characterized by the dilatation of bronchi with destruction of elastic and muscular components of their walls.
		Bronchiectasis is classified on bronchography as cylindrical, varicose, or saccular, although these pathologic distinctions may have little clinical correlation in terms of severity or outcome.
		Bronchiectasis is a relatively uncommon condition often unsuspected in a child with previously diagnosed obstructive pulmonary disease, such as asthma.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic2468.htm (5040 words)

	Bronchiectasis in Systemic Diseases -- Cohen and Sahn 116 (4): 1063 -- Chest
		The pathogenesis of bronchiectasis in YNS is unknown.
		The incidence of bronchiectasis in the HIV-infected population
		Reid, LM (1950) Reduction in bronchial subdivision in bronchiectasis.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/116/4/1063 (6159 words)

	Home \| aHealthyme.com
		Bronchiectasis is a condition in which an area of the bronchial tubes is permanently and abnormally widened (dilated), with accompanying infection.
		In bronchiectasis, the diameter of the bronchi is unusually large.
		Prior to the widespread use of immunizations, bronchiectasis was often the result of a serious infection with either measles or whooping cough.
	www.ahealthyme.com /article/gale/100084969 (959 words)

	Bronchiectasis: Patient guide
		Bronchiectasis is an abnormal widening of one or more airways.
		Bronchiectasis is a permanent abnormal widening (dilation) in one or more of the airways (bronchi).
		The outlook for people where bronchiectasis is part of another condition depends on the underlying cause.
	www.privatehealth.co.uk /diseases/chest-lung/bronchiectasis (1102 words)

	A review article on bronchiectasis
		Bronchiectasis is defined by pathology (1) and radiology (2) as the abnormal dilatation of bronchi.
		The criteria for the diagnosis of bronchiectasis (2) are lack of tapering, visibility of bronchi within 1cm of the pleura and bronchial dilatation (bronchial diameter larger than the accompanying pulmonary artery; avoiding CT slices close to bronchial bifurcation).
		Sodium chloride increases the ciliary transportability of cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis sputum on the mucus-depleted bovine trachea.
	www.cysticfibrosismedicine.com /htmldocs/CFText/bronchiectasis.htm (9431 words)

	Bronchiectasis: Lung and Airway Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Bronchiectasis is an irreversible widening (dilation) of portions of the airways (bronchi) resulting from damage to the bronchial wall.
		Very severe cases of bronchiectasis, which occur more commonly in underdeveloped countries and in people who have advanced cystic fibrosis, may impair breathing and the lung's ability to oxygenate the blood and rid the body of carbon dioxide, a condition called respiratory failure (see Respiratory Failure).
		When bronchiectasis is limited to one area—for example, a lung lobe or segment—doctors may perform bronchoscopy (see Symptoms and Diagnosis of Lung Disorders: Bronchoscopy) to determine whether an inhaled foreign object or lung tumor is the cause.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec04/ch047/ch047a.html (1476 words)

	Reversal of bronchiectasis caused by chronic aspiration in cri du chat syndrome -- PITNEY et al. 85 (5): 413 -- ...
		Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease whose pathophysiology is poorly understood.
		This cylindrical type bronchiectasis was seen at multiple levels; images more superiorly confirmed the right middle lobe and lingular consolidations.
		The term "bronchiectasis" has traditionally implied permanent, irreversible alteration in the anatomy of the airway.
	adc.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/85/5/413 (462 words)

	Bronchiectasis definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Bronchiectasis: Permanent dilatation (widening) of the bronchi (the large air tubes which begin at the bottom of the trachea and branch into the lungs).
		Bronchiectasis can result in very serious illness including recurrent respiratory infections, a disabling cough, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis (coughing up blood).
		Immunodeficiency, cystic fibrosis, and primary ciliary dyskinesia (hereditary dysfunction of the cilia) predispose to bronchiectasis.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20377 (274 words)

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		Bronchiectasis is a condition of the lungs where the airways (bronchial tubes or windpipes) become inflamed, widened and
		Cystic fibrosis is a common cause of bronchiectasis in children and lung adults, however, cystic fibrosis occasionally is not diagnosed until adulthood or even on occasion middle age.
		Although bronchiectasis is a permanent condition, with proper preventive care, most patients can enjoy a high quality of life with minimal impairment by the underlying bronchiectasis.
	www.lungdoc.md /PatientEd/bronchiectasis.htm (754 words)

	Bronchiectasis Fact Sheet - American Lung Association site
		Bronchiectasis is an abnormal stretching and enlarging of the respiratory passages caused by mucus blockage.
		Bronchiectasis is one of the chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasesCOPD )
		Bronchiectasis patients are often given antibiotics for infection and bronchodilator medicines to open passages.
	www.lungusa.org /site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35009 (543 words)

	HerbChina2000.com - Herbal Remedies - Bronchiectasis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Localized bronchiectasis may be caused by an aspirated foreign body or be the result of infection.
		In cylindrical bronchiectasis, there is smooth dilatation of the affected bronchi, which do not taper normally towards the periphery, but there is no actual loss of bronchi.
		Saccular bronchiectasis is characterized by increasing dilatation of bronchi towards the periphery, with ballooning, and a loss of bronchial subdivisions characterise saccular bronchiectasis.
	www.herbchina2000.com /therapies/JBC.shtml (917 words)

	Diseases - About Bronchiectasis - National Jewish Medical and Research Center
		Bronchiectasis (pronounced bron-kee-ek'-tas-is) is a disorder of the airways within the lungs.
		Early diagnosis and treatment of bronchiectasis and the infections that occur are very important.
		Symptoms of bronchiectasis include a cough and often raising mucus from the lungs.
	www.nationaljewish.org /disease-info/diseases/bronchiectasis/about.aspx (497 words)

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