Pulmonary function tests and high-resolution CT in the detection of pulmonary involvement in inflammatory bowel disease
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.37, no.4, pp.292-298, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 37 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1097/00004836-200310000-00006
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.292-298
- Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease, high-resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests, pulmonary involvement, ULCERATIVE-COLITIS, LUNG ATTENUATION, CROHNS-DISEASE, EXPIRATORY CT, BRONCHIECTASIS
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Goals: To assess the pulmonary involvement detected by pulmonary function tests (PFT) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and to investigate the relationship of the pulmonary abnormalities with respiratory symptoms and bowel disease activity.