Is chest Computed Tomographic Image Screening for Cystic Lung Diseases in Patients with Spontaneous Pneumothorax Cost-effective?
HRCT image screening for BHD, LAM and PLCH in patients with apparent primary spontaneous pneumothorax is cost-effective. Clinicians should consider performing a screening HRCT in patients presenting with apparent primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
In this model of proteinuria-induced renal damage, not only proteinuria as such, but also the concomitant nephrotic alterations predict residual proteinuria. Further studies, applying specific interventions, are needed to determine which components of the systemic derangements could play a causal role in the modulation of therapy response.