title: [Significance of combined treatment of pathology of the upper respiratory tract in patients with chronic aspecific lung diseases].
abstract: This paper presents the results of examination of 409 patients with chronic nonspecific lung diseases. Upper airways pathologies were detected in 83.6% of them. In patients with chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis and asthma, the percentage of upper airways pathologies was 82.3%, 62.9% and 94.9%, respectively. A protocol of combined therapy of pathologies of upper and lower airways was developed and applied to 78 patients with chronic nonspecific lung diseases. Their follow-up for 3 months to 6 years demonstrated a high efficacy of the protocol.
authors: R Kh
authors: RKh
authors: Khaĭitov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012223:Rhinitis, Vasomotor / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Znachenie kompleksnogo lecheniia patologii verkhnikh dykhatel'nykh puteĭ u bol'nykh khronicheskimi nespetsifichjeskimi zabolevaniiami legkikh.