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  1. Tube thoracostomy stands as the conventional treatment for pleural diseases. Nevertheless, pigtail catheters have gained traction due to their smaller size, potentially resulting in reduced complications. Desp...

    Authors: Pradeep Bajad, Sourabh Pahuja, Arjun Khanna and Satyam Agarwal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:74
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  2. A deficiency in alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AD) leads to increased activity of proteolytic enzymes. The consequence is a damage of airways and alveoli and, ultimately, the development of emphysema and chronic obstr...

    Authors: Josef Yayan and Kurt Rasche
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:73
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  3. COVID-19 has an important component of organ damage which is COVID-19-associated coagulopathy. It is necessary to assess the risk in patients to develop a thrombophylaxis plan. The higher prevalence of key thr...

    Authors: Eman Badawy Abdelfattah, Sahar Samir Abdelmaksoud, Heba Mohamed Shalaby, Saad Shehata Abo-zid, Mahmoud M. Aboulmagd M. Youssef, Ahmed Ali Elshebiny and Hieba Gamal Ezzelregal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:72
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  4. Acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. The main pathological features of ALI are increased alveolar-capillary membrane permeability, edema, uncontrol...

    Authors: Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Mohanad Ali Abdulhadi, Lubna R. Al-Ameer, Sally Salih Jumaa, Israa M. Essa, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Abbas F. Almulla and Ronak Taher Ali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:71
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  5. The co-existence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known as overlap syndrome, and both conditions share common risk factors and are associated with co-morbidi...

    Authors: Safy Zahid Kaddah, Yousef Mohamed Amin Soliman, Heba Mousa, Naglaa Moustafa and Eman Kamal Ibrahim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:70
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  6. The duration of immunological persistence in COVID-19-vaccinated individuals is considered a matter of concern. Some studies have shown that anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies degrade rapidly. Due to diminishing immun...

    Authors: Reham Abdallah Mohamed, Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud Hany and Asmaa Abdelhakim Nafady
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:69
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  7. Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi in the Mucorales species. It mainly affects diabetes patients and other immune-compromised hosts. The infection can involve multiple organ systems, ...

    Authors: Alireza Ziaei Moghaddam, Reza Basiri and Nema Mohamadian Roshan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:68
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  8. The respiratory system is the most frequently affected system by COVID-19. However, a variety of extra-pulmonary systems can be influenced by COVID-19 with subsequent morbidity and mortality.

    Authors: Hend M. Esmaeel, Hamdy S. Mohamed, Asmaa R. Khalaf, Hamza A. Mahmoud and Doaa Gadallah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:67
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  9. Patients with pneumonia exhibit similar clinical presentations despite having different causative organisms; thus, a rapid and easy test is needed to differentiate between the diseases. Here, we use lung ultra...

    Authors: Ahmed Sameh Sayed, Mona Mansour Ahmed, Khaled Mohamed Wagih, Haytham Samy Diab and Ahmed Mohamed Hussein
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:66
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  11. Identifying patients with comorbid pulmonary disease may guide prognosis and aid in developing strategies regarding who would benefit the most from vaccines. This study was designed to clarify the influence of...

    Authors: Sally Magdy, Reem Elkorashy, Eman Hany Elsebaie, Hebatallah Hany Assal and Hoda M. Abdel-Hamid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:64
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  12. Oil aspiration pneumonia is an uncommon form of lung disease due to aspiration or inhalation of oil-containing products. The present study reports the changes process of radiological findings over time in four...

    Authors: Masoud Mahdavi Rashed, Mojtaba Haji Hosseini, Behnam Beizae, Seyed Ali Alamdaran, Anahita Alizadeh, Seyed Javad Seyedi, Ehsan Hassannejad and Nahid Tavakolizadeh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:63
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  13. Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the USA. Successful implementation of lung cancer screening programs has led to increased detection of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL). ...

    Authors: Rami Naaman, Christopher M. Kapp, Odile David, Kevin Kovitz, Benjamin Aronson and Kevin Haas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:62
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  14. Ultrasound (US) has become an integral tool for chest assessment as it provides crucial information on pleural pathologies and peripherally located lung lesions.

    Authors: Rania Ahmed Sweed, Yehia Mohamed Khalil, Hany Amin Sharawy, Eman Sheta Ali Gawdat Alsawy and Mina Botros
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:61
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  15. Medical thoracoscopy is an essential tool in the evaluation of patients with pleural effusion who remain undiagnosed despite a thorough pleural fluid workup. Malignancy and tuberculosis are the two most common...

    Authors: Hemant Kumar, Mohammad Arif, Sachin Kumar, Ved Prakash, Ajay Kumar Verma, Chanchal Rana, Saumya Shukla and R. A. S. Kushwaha
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:60
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  16. COPD is a heterogeneous lung disorder with multiple phenotypes and endotypes. This study aimed to identify the diverse clinical, physiological, and radiological phenotypes of COPD. Moreover, to provide whether...

    Authors: Islam Galal, Zeinab Rabie, Shazly Ahmed, Ahmed Hamdy Mhsb and Samah Kotb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:59
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  17. To study the potential role of the C2PAC index (a ratio of soluble type C lectin-like receptor 2 level sCLEC-2 and platelet count) in sepsis-induced coagulopathy with the possibility of using this index as an ...

    Authors: Mohamed Shaaban Mousa, Salwa Hassan Ahmed, Fatma Abdel Wahab Abdel Maksoud, Soliman Belal Soliman and Ahmed A. Tantawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:58
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  18. Acute phase reactants (APR) are markers of inflammation that could be applied for the assessment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) severity in association with various pneumonia severity scores. So, the ai...

    Authors: Yosri Akl, Ahmed Elkomy and Eman Kamal Ibrahim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:57
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  19. Long-term oxygen therapy in patients with interstitial lung diseases is frequently given in order to enhance gas exchange, lessen dyspnea, and increase physical activity.

    Authors: Sahar Farghly Yossif, Atef F. El-Qarn, Asmaa M. M. El-Tayeb and Mohamed F. Abd El-Ghany
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:56
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  20. Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a widespread disorder with a wide range of harmful outcomes including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea (CSA), or sleep-related hypoventilation.

    Authors: Rania Ahmad Sweed, Nashwa Hassan Abd El Wahab, Mona Saeed El Hooshy, Eman Youssef Morsy and Dina Mohsen Shetta
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:55
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  21. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has emerged as a recognized and effective long-term therapeutic approach for individuals suffering from chronic respiratory insufficiency resulting from vario...

    Authors: Maha E. Alsadik, Waheed M Shouman, Doaa Mostafa Gad and Mohamed Elsaid Elfeqy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:54
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  22. Peripheral muscle dysfunction is a well-recognized complication of COPD associated with exercise (in)tolerance and worse prognosis. The evaluation of peripheral muscle integrity is an attractive marker in COPD...

    Authors: Rania Ahmed Sweed, Yehya Mohamed Khalil, Anwar Ahmed Elganady and Mahmoud Abdelrahman Abdelgawad Ali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:53
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  23. Decannulation is an essential step in liberating tracheostomised patients from mechanical ventilation. There is a paucity of literature on tracheostomy decannulation methods and procedures, leaving the decisio...

    Authors: Hadeel Mohamed, Mostafa Elshazly and Antonio Esquinas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:52
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  24. Respiratory support is an essential part in treating COVID-19 patients at risk for developing respiratory failure, and this become certain if associated with other comorbidities specifically obstructive sleep ...

    Authors: Zeinab Emad, Mohammed A. Ibrahim, TahaTaha Abdelgawad and Abdelbaset M. Saleh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:51
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  25. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an adapted form of the heart–lung machine that provides cardiopulmonary bypass life support for critically ill patients with acute cardiac and/or respiratory failu...

    Authors: Ali Al Bshabshe, Senthil Purushothaman, Nasser Mohammed Alwadai, Hussam Haider Omer and Om Prakash Palanivel
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:50
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  26. Obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome is the most common form of SRBDs. Recurrent hypoxia, which accompanies OSAHS, increases the degradation of ATP, which in turn increase uric acid concentration that can...

    Authors: Rania Ahmad Sweed, Ghadeer Mostafa Mohamed Bedair, Ahmed Yousef Shaban and Hany Amin Shaarwy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:49
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  27. Some evidence has provided that electrolyte disorders may be present upon presentation of patients with COVID-19 infection. We investigated serum sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus levels in...

    Authors: Mohamed Sorour Mohamed, Essamedin M. Negm, Mahmoud Hosny Zahran, Mahmoud M. Magdy, Ahmed Abdulsaboor Mohammed, Dalia Anas Ibrahim, Ahmed E. Tawfik and Tarek Hamdy Hassan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:48
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  29. Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has rapidly propagated with a high mortality rate, it is currently considered a global emergency. Worldwide, the number of patients with severe acute resp...

    Authors: Ghada A. Youssef, Khalid M. Wagih and Hossam M. Abdel Hamid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:46
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  30. Many laboratory biomarkers were used for diagnosis of COVID-19 infection; however, their accuracy to assess the severity and prognosis are still to be evaluated. This study aims to correlate between the serum ...

    Authors: Eman Badawy AbdelFattah, Ashraf Mokhtar Madkour, Shimaa Mohamed I. Amer and Noha Othman Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:45
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  31. The coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, imposed various challenges to healthcare and became a pandemic accompanied by a high rate of mortality. This infection has many manifestations and affects ...

    Authors: Shadi Beidollahkhani, Farzad Fayedeh, Ahmad Shoja, Ehsan Hassan Nejad, Mahdieh Hoseinpour, Faezeh Fazlpour, Asma Payandeh, Masoud Pezeshki Rad and AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:44
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  33. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) represent a major health problem among hospitalized patients leading to consequent morbidity and mortality specially after Covid-19 e...

    Authors: Amira Abdelgalil Elkholy, Mohamed Sayed Hantera, Ayman Hassan Abd El-Zaher, Mai M. Mwafy, Amira Samy Tourky, Mostafa Tarek Abo Elnoor and Mohamed Torky
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:42
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  35. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is considered a serious condition and has clinical challenges in diagnosis. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is considered the gold standard in PE diagnosis. Contrast-en...

    Authors: Abolhasan Haseib Mohammad, Hossam Mohammed Mostafa, Hasan Ibarhim Megaly, Mohamed Zidan Mohamed, Mohamad Gaber Taha and Sherif M. Abdelal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:40
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  36. Pathogenic fungi are the source of the fungal illness known as pulmonary mycosis. The prevalence of pulmonary mycoses among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is continuously rising, despite improvements in ...

    Authors: Mohammed Bashar Danlami, Adesina Muibi Adefowepo, Sahabi Sule Manga, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Yahaya, Mari Bata Mshelia and Zaharaddin Muhammad Kalgo
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:39
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  37. SARS‐COV‐2 infection reframed medical knowledge in many aspects, yet there is still a lot to be discovered. Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) can cause neuropsychiatric, psychological, and psychosocial impairm...

    Authors: Ahmad Mohammad Abdo Kheder Shaddad, Aliaë Abd Rabou Mohamed Hussein, Amal Mohamed Aly Tohamy and Waleed Gamal Elddin Khaleel
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:38
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  38. In this study, we aimed to address the prevalence of comorbidities and their impact on the outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients admitted to a large tertiary Saudi Arabian hospital.

    Authors: Saad M. A. alqahtani, Naif S. Al Saglan, Ali A. AlShehry, Ali Hawan, Badraltamam A. A.Dafalla, Nahid A. S. Mohamed, Ali S. Kadasah, Muhammad A.Qureshi, Nourah A. Al-Shahrani, Abdulaziz S. Y. Alfaifi, Mohammed A. Alqahtani, Fawwaz A. Alshafa, Ali A. Alsalem, Yahya A. Al-Imamah, Alahmari Abdullah, Saad A. S. Alzulfah…
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:37
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  39. Coronavirus disease 2019 can cause severe inflammation and damage to the lungs. Vitamins A and E are essential in the enhancement of immunity and they tend to decrease in cases with inflammation. Determination...

    Authors: Iman Atef Mandour, Sabah Ahmed Hussein, Hany William Z. Hanna, Salma Ahmed Abdellatif and Balsam Sherif Fahmy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:36
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  40. Follow-up studies on coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) were mainly focused on short-term sequelae in patients with comorbid diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary and extrapulmonary ...

    Authors: Neda Shafiabadi Hassani, Mohammadhossein MozafaryBazargany, Fatemeh Zohrian, Esmail Dashtiani, Mahnaz Seifi Alan, Fariba Rahimi, Zeinab Kamipoor, Mohammad Mahdi Niksima, Akram Zakani, Seyede Hanieh Dehghan Manshadi, Hosein Karim, Zeinab Khodaparast, Mahya Dorri, Anis Safari, MohammadRasoul Kerayechian, Arya Bamrafie…
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:35
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  41. Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs) are rare primary pleural tumors derived from sub-mesothelial mesenchymal tissue that are mostly incidentally diagnosed in asymptomatic subjects. Symptomatic SFTPs ...

    Authors: Avishek Layek, Michael Leonard Anthony, Anshuman Darbari and Mayank Mishra
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:34
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  42. Bronchial asthma may mimic different diseases regarding their similar clinical presentations, so accurate assessment is required to exclude other possible diagnosis before confirming the diagnosis of bronchial...

    Authors: Samah M. Shehata, Eman M. Mahmoud and Abeer Elhawary
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:33
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  43. Working environment should not present a risk of injury or disease but many thousands of workers worldwide remain exposed to hazardous substances particularly in developing countries. Flour dust is one of thos...

    Authors: Shimaa A. Elghazally, Hussein H. Zayet, Maha M. Elkholy and Ayah A. Alkarn
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:32
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  44. Congenital airway malformations affect the quality of life and increase the family burden. The care of children who have these lesions requires considerable expenditures of time and other resources within a te...

    Authors: Lina Mortada Abdellah, Nader Abdelmoneim Faseeh, Mohamed Saeed Abougabal and Marwa Mohamed Farag
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:31
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  45. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to develop cardiovascular comorbidities, such as pulmonary hypertension or heart failure. COPD patients are frequently adversely affec...

    Authors: Mai Hassan Mohamed, Mostafa Mahmoud Shahin, Mona Said El Hoshy and Heba Said Gharraf
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:30
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  46. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has become an increasingly accepted mode of treatment for acute respiratory failure. Concept of NIV has revolutionized the treatment of acute respiratory failure in terms of the s...

    Authors: Sujith Varghese Abraham, Ameer Karavathukudy Azeez and Arjun Padmanabhan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:29
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  47. A minimally invasive treatment for vertebral compression fractures is vertebroplasty. In spite of its relative safety, complications have been reported. It is a relatively uncommon complication among these tha...

    Authors: Tushar Kalekar, Mudit K Kumar, Ajay Dahiya, Viraj Pankaj Shah and K. K. Harshyenee
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:28
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  48. A devastating medical disorder, the coronavirus pandemic infection (COVID-19), produced by the coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2), is primarily characterized by severe pneumonia. Pulmonary hypertension (PH), which may ...

    Authors: Heba Abdelhady Taha, Basem Ibrahim Elshafey, Taimor Mostafa Abdullah and Heba Ahmed Salem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:27
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  49. Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multi-organ disease with different systemic manifestations. While rare in the United States and Europe, it is more common in the Middle East and Asia. BD is one of the commonest enco...

    Authors: Ahmad M. Shaddad, Aliaë A. R. Mohamed Hussein, Shady Mohamed Safwat, Esraa A. Talaat, Sara Farrag, Nada M. Gamal and Waleed Gamal Elddin Khaleel
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2023 17:26
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