| Lung Volumes and Diffusing Capacity in Bronchiectasis : Correlation with the Findings of High Resolutional CT. |
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Yeon Jae Kim, Jae Yong Park, Jun Hee Won, Chang Ho Kim, Duk Sik Kang, Tae Hoon Jung |
1Department of Internal Medicine, Andong General Hospital, Andong, Korea.
2Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.
3Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.
4Respiratory Center of Kyungpook National University Hospital, Taegu, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
The patient with bronchiectasis may have obstructive ventilatory impairment combined with mild restrictive ventilatory impairment due to fibrosis of surrounding lung parenchyme and pleural adhesions caused by chronic recurrent pulmonary infections. Since hyperinflation or emphysematous change can be occured in bronchiectasis, pulmonary functions such as lung volumes and diffusing capacity may also vary with associated emphysema. METHODS: For the evaluation of lung volumes and diffusing capacity in bronchiectasis with respect to the anatomic types and severity of bronchiectasis, a total of 40 cases comprising 24 cases of tubular, and 16 cystic type of bronchiectasis were analyzed retrospectively. Correlation between lung functions and extent of bronchiectasis or associated emphysema detected in HRCT were also evaluated. RESULTS: Vital capacity(VC) tended to decrease in cystic type than in tubular type. As the severity of bronchiectasis became serious, the VC were significantly reduced, whereas the total lung capacity(TLC), residual volume(RV) and its ratio to the total lung capacity(RV/TLC) had no significant difference. Lung clearance index(LCI) was significantly increased in cystic type than in tubular type, whereas the slope of phase III in single breath nitrogen curve(deltaN2/L) was not significantly changed regard to the type and severity of bronchiectasis. DLCO and DLCO/VA reflecting diffusing capacity were significantly decreased in cystic type and also as the severity of bronchiectasis became serious. The correlation coefficient of VC, DLCO and LCI with the extent of bronchiectasis were -0.322, -0.339 and 0.487, respectively, whereas other parameters were not significantly correlated with the extent of bronchiectasis. VC and DLCO correlated negatively with the extent of emphysema while RV, RV/TLC, LCI and deltaN2/L correlated positively. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the reduction of VC and diffusing capacity or uneven distribution of inspired gas in bronchiectasis are related to both the extent of bronchiectasis and associated emphysema while increased residual volume be related to the extent of associated emphysema alone. |
| Key Words:
Bronchiectasis, Lung volumes, Diffusing capacity, HRCT, Emphysema |
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