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  1. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder that, despite advances in medical care, continues to be a life-limiting disease. With increase in life expectancy of the CF population, bone disease has ...

    Authors: Maggie L. Naguib, Hala M. Koura, Mona M. Mahmoud, Atef S. Mohamed and Samiha S. Wissa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002197
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  2. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is known to be associated with many forms of respiratory diseases, including asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. It is freq...

    Authors: Eman R. Ali, Hossam M. Abdelhamid and Hassan Shalaby
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002189
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  3. Mechanical ventilation is one of the most important tools in the treatment of respiratory failure in critically ill patients, but it may cause lung injury and inflammatory response in the whole body.

    Authors: Randa S. Mohammad, Sameh K. El-Maraghi, Waleed M. El-Sorougi, Sherif M. Sabri and Mohammad F. Mohammad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002179
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  4. Respiratory failure after a planned extubation is reported to be a common event, leading to reintubation. These reintubated patients have higher morbidity, mortality, hospitalization charges, and an increased ...

    Authors: Hoda A. Abou Youssef, Amany A. Abou Zeid, Raef H. Emam, Hebatallah H. Assal and Yasser M. Elsarem
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002173
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  6. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of mortality. This prospective study was conducted to describe patient’s characteristics, mortality rate, and etiological pathogens in patients with severe C...

    Authors: Ali O. Abdel Aziz, Mohammad T. Abdel Fattah, Ahmed H. Mohamed, Mohammad O. Abdel Aziz and Mohammed S. Mohammed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002155
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  7. Liver transplant recipients are liable to many infectious and noninfectious chest complications, especially post-transplant pneumonia, which is the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Many studies have eva...

    Authors: Mohammad Khairy El-Badrawy, Raed El-Metwaly Ali, Amr Mohamad Yassen, Mohammad Ahmad Abou Elela and Rehab Ahmad Elmorsey
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002147
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  8. Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) sometimes has diagnostic difficulties and a lot of differential diagnosis such as pneumonia. The aim of this work was to assess the role of serum neopterin in differentiating betwee...

    Authors: Wafaa S. El-Shimy, Adel S. Bediwy, Azza M. Hassan and Lamiaa R. Ismail
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002140
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  9. This study was conducted to evaluate the role of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and its relationship with clinical, radiological, and laboratory parameters.

    Authors: Abdelsadek H. Alaarag, Osama I. Mohammad and Naglaa M. Farag
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002133
    Content type: Original Article Published on:

  10. Gastroesophageal reflux and asthma often coexist in the same patient. Persons with asthma are particularly prone to asymptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Esophageal pH-probe studies have documen...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Abd-El-Hafeez and Shawky A. Fouad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002126
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  11. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease. In patients with COPD, the clinical manifestations of acute exacerbations due to infectious and noninfectious causes are sim...

    Authors: Randa S. Mohammad, Waleed M. El-Sorougi, Hisham H. Eissa, Abeer S. Mohamed and Khaled E. Hassan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002117
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  12. This study was designed to recognize the sonographic features of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Furthermore, the possible correlations of these features with the functional and radiological parameters of th...

    Authors: Suzan S. Sayed, Gamal M. Agmy, Azza F. Said and Ahmed H. Kasem
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002105
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  14. Thoracoscopy has long been established as the procedure of choice for various chest diseases, among which is undiagnosed pleural effusions. Thoracoscopy does not only visualizes the extent of the disease but a...

    Authors: Mona M. Ahmed, Hesham Atef Abdel Halim, Ehab Thabet Aziz and Rania Mohammed El-Shorbagy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1002093
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  16. Intrathoracic benign neoplasm can develop from any tissue; inside the thoracic cavity, however, infrequently, pleural lipomas can be detected, attributable to unusual adipose tissue in the pleural and subpleur...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Abumossalam
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001076
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  19. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence, possible risk factors, patterns of resistance, and fate of multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Alexandria governorate as a representativ...

    Authors: Osama I. Mohammad, Ali A. Okab and Mostafa E. Zaki
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001064
    Content type: Pulmonary Infections Published on:

  20. The association between tuberculosis (TB) and undernutrition has long been known. TB worsens undernutrition and undernutrition weakens immunity, thereby increasing the likelihood that latent TB will develop in...

    Authors: Aliaeë A. R. Mohamed-Hussein, Suzan S. Salama, Medhat A. Khalil and Safaa A. Eid
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001058
    Content type: Pulmonary Infections Published on:

  21. Directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) is a strategy in which a trained healthcare worker or a designated individual provides the prescribed antituberculous drugs and watches the patient to ensure the p...

    Authors: Sherif A. Eissa, Ali A. Okab, Tarek S. Essawy and Eman A. El Ghany
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001052
    Content type: Pulmonary Infections Published on:

  22. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is affected by inflammation in many conditions, such as in inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Conflicting reports exist about its value in...

    Authors: Tamer A. Helmy, Ayman I. Baess and Ahmad A. Algarahi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001046
    Content type: Airway diseases Published on:

  23. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, chronic disease in which the patient’s nutritional status is critical for optimizing outcomes. Pulmonary system abnormalities certainly limit exer...

    Authors: Mohammad A. E. Faramawy, Emad E. A. Korraa, Ibrahim A. Dwedar, Nermine M. Riad and Mohammed A. M. Nada
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001038
    Content type: Airway diseases Published on:

  24. Malnutrition is common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a relevant concern that may even affect prognosis. A significant number of COPD patients with normal weight also suffer muscle wasting.

    Authors: Suzan S. Salama, Aliaeë A. Mohamed-Hussein, Medhat Araby Khalil and Safaa Abd El-Gayed Eid
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001033
    Content type: Airway diseases Published on:

  25. Mediastinal masses span a wide histopathological and radiological spectrum. Anterior mediastinal tumors account for 50% of all mediastinal masses, including thymoma, teratoma, thyroid disease, and lymphoma. Ul...

    Authors: Ahmed A. Ali, Ahmed M. Abd El-Hafeez, Waleed F. Fathallah and Shaimaa M. Hamdy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001026
    Content type: Interventional Bronchology and pulmonology Published on:

  26. Pleural effusion is a relatively uncommon complication of end-stage liver disease, which occurs in less than 10% of the patients. Patients with refractory hydrothorax require more invasive management with opti...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Abd El Hafeez and Waleed F. Fathallah
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001020
    Content type: Interventional Bronchology and pulmonology Published on:

  27. Transthoracic ultrasound has become an important diagnostic tool in peripheral intrathoracic lesions. Transthoracic needle biopsy is a relatively safe and easy procedure under real-time ultrasound (US) guidanc...

    Authors: Wafaa S. El-Shimy, Fawzy A. El-Emery, Ayman H. Abd El-Zaher, Amr M. El-Badry and Dalia E. El-Sharawy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001012
    Content type: Interventional Bronchology and pulmonology Published on:

  28. Chemical ablation with acetic acid or ethanol is effective against hepatocellular carcinoma and therefore its application in peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may be beneficial.

    Authors: Mohammad K. El Badrawy, Ahmad Y. Badawy, Saleh M. Ta-Ema, Asem A. Hewidy and Mohammad M. El Gamal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001005
    Content type: Interventional Bronchology and pulmonology Published on:

  29. Severe asthma remain a great challenge for physicians. Several therapies are suggested. The only one proved to be effective in severe allergic asthma is Omalizumab. Other biological agents are in different pha...

    Authors: Hesham Raafat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2016 10:1001001
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  30. Pulmonary edema (PE) after postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) resuscitation is mainly due to fluid overload or transfusion-related acute lung injury. Here we present the case of a 30-year-old primigravida having unco...

    Authors: Sukhen Samanta, Sujay Samanta, Abhishek Jha and Kajal Jain
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903296
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  32. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening complication of scleroderma. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 12 and 29%. The symptoms are usually nonspecific and overlooked in those patie...

    Authors: Nermine M. Riad, Nashwa A. Morshedy and Amr M. Shoukri
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903287
    Content type: Lung in systemic diseases Published on:

  33. A significant concern of physicians treating patients with pleural effusion is to rule out a malignant etiology, which, in the majority of series, is the first cause of pleural exudates. Determination of tumor...

    Authors: Alaa El Din O. Shalaby, Heba Allah A. Moussa, Aml S. Nasr and Mostafa N. Abdel Samad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903283
    Content type: Pleural diseases Published on:

  34. Despite the methods available to aid smoking cessation, it still remains a major problem; thus, there is a need for a new alternative approach to control smoking. This study was carried out to evaluate the eff...

    Authors: Adel M. Saeed, Rehab M. Mohammed and Marwa E. A. Aty Ibrahim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903276
    Content type: Smoking cessation Published on:

  35. Airway obstruction presents with dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, and atelectasis. Removing or decreasing the size of the obstructing lesions improves patient’s symptoms and life quality.

    Authors: Mohammad Kh. El Badrawy, Nesrein M. Shalabi, Asem A. Hewidy and Ahmed M. Fouda
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903268
    Content type: Bronchology Published on:

  36. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains the most common nosocomial infection in ICUs. VAP occurs in 10–20% of patients who are mechanically ventilated for more than 48 h. The interval between diagnosis a...

    Authors: Wassila Morsy Mohamed, Mona Osama Ramadan, Ghada Atef Attia and Noha Sheref
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903261
    Content type: Pulmonary critical care Published on:

  38. Patients with obstructive air flow including chronic obstructive lung diseases and bronchial asthma use a substantial proportion of mechanical ventilation (MV) in the ICU, and their overall mortality with vent...

    Authors: Gamal Rabie Agmy, Hala A. Mohammad and Abeer A. M. Hassanin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903245
    Content type: Pulmonary critical care Published on:

  39. C-reactive protein (CRP) is the most widely used biomarker of infection in critically ill patients and some data are available on the morbidity and mortality in obese patients in the medical intensive care set...

    Authors: Taher A. EL Naggar, Khaled M. Wagih and Hossam S. Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903238
    Content type: Pulmonary critical care Published on:

  41. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important health problem; it represents an important health challenge in terms of both prevention and treatment. Although smoking is recognized as the most im...

    Authors: Assem F. El-Essawy, Mohammed A. Ali, Naglaa A. Al-Sherbiny, Radwa A. Elhefny and Enas S. Farhat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:903227
    Content type: Airway diseases Published on:

  44. Tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose and is an important cause of death among adults in developing countries. There is an urgent need for low-cost diagnostic markers in resource-limited settings.

    Authors: Ahmad A. Mohammad, Osama E. Mohammad and Abeer A. Shoman
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902188
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  46. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are well known to be associated with increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, there are few data about the association between idio...

    Authors: Shereen Farghaly and Ashraf Z. El-Abdin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902160
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  47. Clinical features of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are not the same in all patients and are characterized by being nonspecific. Symptoms range from nothing at all to severe disabling dyspnea.

    Authors: Nizar Rifaat and Ali A. Hasan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902154
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  48. Truncal obesity can influence respiratory mechanisms regardless of BMI. This study evaluated the impact of truncal obesity on both spirometry and impulse oscillometry (IOS).

    Authors: Hesham A. AbdelHalim, Heba H. AboElNaga and Ahmed M. ElMansoury
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902133
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  49. Assessment of lung mechanics and respiratory muscle determinants is considered to be useful for adjustment of ventilator settings to minimize dynamic hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmona...

    Authors: Ahmed Metwally, Khaled Hussein, Ashraf Zein El-Abdeen, Ahmed Hamed and Azaa Ez-Eldeen
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2015 9:902125
    Content type: Original article Published on:
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