Skip to main content
The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology Cover Image

Articles

Page 10 of 14

  1. We report a case of young adult with unilateral lung hyperlucency. His radiological features were suggestive of Swyer–James syndrome. The condition is uncommon in adults. We report this rare case with discussi...

    Authors: Parul Kodan, Abanti Das, Surabhi Vyas, Animesh Ray and Surinder K. Sharma
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020273
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  2. Tuberculosis (TB) represents a high burden in workplaces. Aims Therefore, the aim of this study was to detect pulmonary TB cases in the workplace and assess the associated risk factors. Settings and design This c...

    Authors: Samah S. El Hadidy, Sohair F. El-Bestar, Emily A. Kamel and Nesrein M. Shalabi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020266
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  5. The prognosis of mechanically ventilated interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients was controversial in previous studies. Identifying the factors associated with mortality could guide therapy and allow good use...

    Authors: Ashraf Zin El-Abdeen, Lamiaa H. Shaaban, Shereen Farghaly and Yara Y. Omar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020226
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  6. Mechanical ventilation (MV) can cause progressive thinning of diaphragm muscle and hence progressive decrease in diaphragmatic function. We aimed to assess the rate at which diaphragm thickness (tdi) changed duri...

    Authors: Shereen Farghaly, Ali A. Hasan and Hoda A. Makhlouf
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020218
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  7. ICU scoring systems allowed an assessment of the severity of disease and death prediction. As ICU populations, investigations and management were changed, scoring systems should be updated.

    Authors: Taher Abd El-Hamid El-Naggar, Riham H. Raafat and Safaa A. Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020208
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  8. Arginine vasopressin (AVP), produced by hypothalamic neurons, is released during stress following different stimuli such as hypotension, hypoxia, hyperosmolarity, acidosis, and infections. Measurement of AVP l...

    Authors: Mahmoud M. Al Salahy, Mohammad A. Elmahdy, Tahany M. Gouda, Khaled M. Belal and Shiemaa M. Elnahas
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020200
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  9. Bronchoscopy is a frequently required procedure in the elderly due to the high prevalence of pulmonary diseases. Bronchoscopy is associated with fears, stress, and anxiety.

    Authors: Ali A. Hasan, Anwar M. Ali, Soad A. Sharkawy, Hanan A. Abozeid and Martha M. Labieb
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020193
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  10. The outcome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who need mechanical ventilation (MV) is altered by several factors such as severity of the disease, severity of acute exacerbation, adv...

    Authors: Alaa Eldin Metwally Mohamed Elgazzar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020180
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  11. Persistent and chronic infection is one of the reasons underlying the sustained inflammation in bronchiectasis patients, and inflammatory markers may possess important clinical implications in the follow-up. P...

    Authors: Burcu A. Yigitbas, Yurt Sibel, Uslu Berat, Celal Satici, Uysal Pelin and Kosar F. Ayse
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020173
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  12. Periostin has shown to be involved in the many aspects of allergic inflammation, such as acceleration of allergen-induced eosinophil recruitment, development of a Th2 phenotype, increased expression of inflamm...

    Authors: Eman R. Al-Adawy, Ashraf A. Gomaa and Ahmed M. Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020160
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  13. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common preventable and treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation that is usually progressive. The characteristic symptoms of COPD are ch...

    Authors: Atef F. Al Karn, Wafaa A. Hassan, Abdel A. Abo El Fadl and Manal A. Mahmoud
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12020149
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  16. Chronic liver diseases may cause abnormal changes in the pulmonary vascular bed. There are two important and pathophysiologically different pulmonary vascular abnormalities – hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and...

    Authors: Abbas S. El-Maraghy, Ahmed A. Abu Naglah, Ayman Amin, Kamal A. Merghany and Mohamed M. Khalil
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010119
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  17. Pulse transit time (PTT) represents a noninvasive marker of sleep fragmentation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Little is known regarding changes in PTT in patients with exc...

    Authors: Marwa El-Sayed El-Naggar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010114
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  19. Malignant pleural effusion is a frequent problem. Pleurodesis is performed to prevent its recurrence. New, effective, and safe sclerosing agents are needed.

    Authors: Mohammad K. El Badrawy, Raed El-Metwally Ali, Asem A. Hewidy, Mohamed A. El-Layeh, Fatma M. F. Akl and Abdelhadi Shebl
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010098
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  20. Management of critically ill patients requires imaging tools, which are important for optimizing diagnostic and therapeutic actions. Both bedside chest radiography and thoracic computed tomography have limitat...

    Authors: Gamal R. Agmy, Sherif Hamed, Mohamed A. Saad, Randa Ibrahim and Aliaa A. Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010092
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  21. Narrow band imaging (NBI) videobronchoscopy is an advanced technique aiming at obvious mucosal vasculature detection. This study investigated its role in diagnosing some bronchopulmonary diseases, compared wit...

    Authors: Ehab M. Atta, Suzan M. F. Helal, Rasha G. A. Daabis, Alaa A. Abdallah and Amr M. I. Yehya
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010083
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  23. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex disease linked to immune system activation, vascular damage, associated with increased synthesis, and deposition of extracellular matrix, which contain excessive amounts o...

    Authors: Gamal A. Hammad, Refaat M. Eltanawy, Rasha M. Fawzy, Tahany M. A. Gouda and Mona A. Eltohamy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010069
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  24. Prolonged ICU stay is associated with high mortality, morbidity, and costs. Understanding the predictors of prolonged stay ICU patients is helpful in improving the patients’ outcomes, especially if some factor...

    Authors: Adel M. Khattab, Ahmed Abd Elgawad El-Masry, Ashraf A. El Maraghy and Noha O. Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010057
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  25. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a well-established modality for difficult and prolonged weaning of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Although several studies have addressed the early shif...

    Authors: Sameh A. Moneim, Tamer S. Fahmy and Nashwa Abed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010049
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  26. Several studies comparing flow and pressure triggering using invasive and noninvasive techniques have mostly focused on the trigger phase and favored flow triggering. Recently, there have been advancements in ...

    Authors: Maher M. H. Al-Najjar, Tamer S. Fahmy, Mohamed A. Al-Shafee and Hatem Al-Atroush
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010041
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  27. The degree of effectiveness in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) entails proper treatment adherence and satisfaction. In this study, medication adherence and treatment s...

    Authors: Iman H. Galal, Yasser M. Mohammad, Abeer A. Nada and Yosra E. Mohran
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010033
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  28. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multisystem disorder that mainly besides the lungs also affects the muscle mass. The force generated by the respiratory muscles decreases, resulting in a negat...

    Authors: Ayman Amin and Moustafa Zedan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010027
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  29. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma are known to cause adverse effects on voice, which might affect the quality of life of an individual.

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Nermine M. Riad, Nehad M. Osman, Ahmed Nabil Khattab and Shymaa E. Mohammed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010020
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  30. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a powerful research tool and has been proved to provide additional clinically relevant information for several diseases such as brain tumors, metabolic disorders, and s...

    Authors: Olfat M. El-Shinnawy, Eman M. Khedr, Mohamed M. Metwally, Alaa EL-din Thabiet Hassan, Ahmad M. Shaddad and Radwa Kamel Soliman
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010014
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  31. Pulmonary–renal disorder (PRS) is an emergency situation described by a rapidly progressive course without an early intervention. It is appropriate time to review this disorder, this is may be attributable to ...

    Authors: Taghreed S. Farag and Abeer S. Farag
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2018 12:12010001
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  35. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening questionnaires are used for predicting OSA in sleep clinics or in general population because of the unavailability and time-consuming nature and cost of polysomnography ...

    Authors: Lucy A. Suliman, Nesrien M. Shalabi, Ahmed S. Elmorsy and Mona K. Moawed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104367
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  36. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by episodes of upper airway collapse, and has been associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Clinical and epidemiological stu...

    Authors: Eman Ramzy Ali and Ahmad Mostafa Mohamad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104355
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  37. Tuberculous pleural effusion remains difficult to diagnose despite numerous diagnostic tools. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic efficiency of adenosine deaminase (ADA) analysis i...

    Authors: Hassan Aref
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104346
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  38. Delays in diagnosing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are responsible for higher tuberculosis morbidity and mortality and its subsequent transmission. Molecular assays such as real-time PCR (RT-PCR) u...

    Authors: Gamal Rabie Agamy, Safaa Moktar Wafy, Asmaa Omar Ahmed and Lamees Mohamed Bakar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104342
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  39. Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) is a technique used for immediate interpretation of transbronchial aspirates; there is debate as regards the contribution of ROSE to the diagnostic or staging process in patient...

    Authors: Adel S. Bediwy, Khaled Zamzam, Mohamed Hantira, Dalia El-Sharawy, Ayman ElSaqa and Yomna Zamzam
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104336
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  40. Several studies have been conducted with anticoagulants in the setting of experimental lung injury in animals and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in humans. However, the clinical evidence for pulmon...

    Authors: Mohamed H. Saleh and Emad Omar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104332
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  41. Few studies have reported the deleterious association between acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute kidney injury (AKI). We aimed to evaluate the association of AKI and poor outcome in ARDS pati...

    Authors: Mohamed H. Saleh and Mohamed O. Elghonemi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104327
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  43. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and associated with increased risk of chronic diseases. The relation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and vitamin D is complex owing to comorbidities, whi...

    Authors: Hassan A. Shabana, Naser K. Abdelnaby, Moustafa S. Moustafa and Waleed R. Arafat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104311
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  44. The objectives of this study were to evaluate prescription of inhalers and to assess knowledge and practice of doctors who can deal with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, regarding inh...

    Authors: Mohammad Taha Abdel Fattah, Ali Omar Abdel Aziz, Mohammad Omar Abdel Aziz, Mohammad Ibrahim Atta, Samir Mohammad Mounir and Sayed Ali Amin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104301
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  45. A relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and lung disease has been observed in several cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. This syndrome has been identified as an independent risk factor for worsen...

    Authors: Medhat F. Negm, Tarek S. Essawy, Osama I. Mohammad, Tahany M. Gouda, Ayman M. EL-Badawy and Asmaa G. Shahoot
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1104293
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  46. In the article titled “Complications and follow-up of foreign body inhalation”, which appeared in the pages 232–237, issue 3, vol. 10 of Egyptian Journal of Bronchology[1], the name of the fourth author “Enas ...

    Authors: Emad E. Korraa, Nevine M. Abd Elfattah, Nehad M. Osman, Enas M. Sallam and Hanaa M. Ali
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1103292
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:Art5

  47. Thoracic ultrasound is the gold-standard method for studying pleural effusions. It is more sensitive than chest radiography or computed tomography.

    Authors: Khaled Kamel, Raef H. Emam, Amira I. Almeldin and Yasmine H. El Hinnawy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1103250
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  48. Tranexamic acid (TA), a potent antifibrinolytic agent, has the potency to stop bleeding in a variety of medical and surgical conditions. However, its role in controlling airway bleeding is not yet proven. This...

    Authors: Emad El-Din A. Korraa, Ashraf M. Madkour, Iman H. Galal and Ibrahim M. Ibrahim El-Saidy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1103244
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  49. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) has become a powerful tool for the diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes (LNs). Elastography has been introduced recently to provide more accurate data about the lesion...

    Authors: Adel S. Bediwy, Mohamed S. Hantira, Dalia El Sharawy and Ayman El Saqa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1103238
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  50. NIV is rapidly gaining acceptance around the world as the preferred choice of treatment over invasive ventilation. These series discussing several titles upon daily practice on NIV which be detailed in every s...

    Authors: Khaled Hussein
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2017 11:1103173
    Content type: Review article Published on:
Submit manuscript

Affiliated with

Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) Journals

New Content Item (1)

Visit our collection of Egyptian journals.

Annual Journal Metrics

2022 Citation Impact
1.3 - 2-year Impact Factor

2023 Speed
7 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
95 days submission to accept (Median)

2023 Usage 
351,715 downloads
72 Altmetric mentions 

  • ISSN: 2314-8551 (electronic)