Surgery for bronchiectasis: The effect of morphological types to prognosis

Çobanoğlu U., YALCINKAYA I., ER M., Isik A. F., Sayir F., Mergan D.

ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE, vol.6, no.1, pp.25-32, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/1817-1737.74273
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.25-32
  • Keywords: Bronchiectasis, prognosis, saccular type, surgical treatment, tubular-type, SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT, MORBIDITY, CT
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although the incidence has declined over the past years in societies with high socioeconomic status, bronchiectasis is still an important health problem in our country.