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
Foreign body aspiration
5 (3.8%)
Pulmonary sequestration
1 (0.7%)
Unknown etiology
38 (29.4%)