RÔLES OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BRONCHIECTASIS
Authors: John Alexander
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 October 1944RÔLES OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BRONCHIECTASISJOHN ALEXANDER, M.D.JOHN ALEXANDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-21-4-565 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGreat variability in the clinical behavior of patients with bronchiectasis and the failure of many vaunted methods of treatment have led to widespread confusion concerning the management of this prevalent disease, which is encountered from early childhood to old age and which produces an appalling aggregate amount of disability.For many years physicians and surgeons longed for the time when the curative operation of lobectomy would be safe, hoping that this would virtually solve the difficult problem of treatment. 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