Radiological abnormalities following bronchial thermoplasty: is the pathophysiology understood?

We read with great interest the correspondence by J.N.S. d'Hooghe and colleagues focusing on the pathophysiology of early transient radiological abnormalities following bronchial thermoplasty (BT). In line with our previous report [1], they have reported transient radiological opacities in all treated lobes of 12 BT-treated patients and in an adjacent untreated lobe in 31% of cases [2].

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 7, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Debray, M.-P., Dombret, M.-C., Pretolani, M., Thabut, G., Alavoine, L., Brillet, P.-Y., Taille, C., Khalil, A., Chanez, P., Aubier, M. Tags: Original Articles: Correspondence Source Type: research