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Table 2 Etiologic factors of bronchiectasis

From: A long-term study assessing the factors influencing survival and morbidity in the surgical management of bronchiectasis

Etiology

n (%)

Postobstructive pneumonitis

28 (21.7%)

   Pneumonia

21 (16.2%)

   Tuberculosis

18 (13.9%)

   Childhood infections

18 (13.9%)

   Foreign body aspiration

5 (3.8%)

Pulmonary sequestration

1 (0.7%)

   Unknown etiology

38 (29.4%)