Bronchiectasis is a clinical and radiological diagnosis associated with cough, sputum
production and recurrent respiratory infections. The clinical presentation inevitably overlaps …

Computed tomography scan images have been used to identify different radiological COPD
phenotypes based on the presence and severity of emphysema, bronchial wall thickening …

Bronchiectasis is an incurable pulmonary disorder that is characterized pathologically by
permanent bronchial dilatation and severe bronchial inflammation and clinically by chronic …

Background Bronchiectasis revealed by chest computed tomography in COPD patients and
its comorbid effect on prognosis have not been addressed by large-sized studies …

Background In the 2014 Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines,
bronchiectasis was for the first time defined as a comorbidity of chronic obstructive …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common
cause of death around the world. The affected patients suffer not only from impaired lung …

Purpose To evaluate the predictive value of imaging and clinical and physiological
measurements of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD chronic obstructive …

Background: COPD and radiographic bronchiectasis frequently coexist but the effect of this
on the clinical course of COPD is not fully understood. We determined the impact of …

A high prevalence of bronchiectasis was found by chest computed tomography (CT) in
patients with moderate–severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and it was …

With the increasing use of computed tomography, bronchiectasis has become a common
finding in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the clinical …