Bronchiectasis has symptoms like chronic coughing, wheezing, coughing up blood, and shortness of breath. ... A chest CT scan can show the extent and location of lung damage.

When researchers analyzed the group of patients who only met the CT criteria for suspected bronchiectasis, they found that those with normal spirometry (n = 731) showed a lower difference in 10 ...

Bronchiectasis is independently associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe ... which was diagnosed by high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest.

Coexisting bronchiectasis in patients with asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis is common and associated with more severe disease, according to new findings published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.&ldquo ...