Irregularly dilated and constricted bronchi are the key anatomic alterations found in which type of bronchiectasis?
a. Cystic
b. Varicose
c. Tubular
d. Saccular
B
Varicose (fusiform) bronchiectasis is differentiated by irregularly dilated and constricted bronchi. Cystic (saccular) bronchiectasis is differentiated by large, cystlike sacs in the lung parenchyma. Cylindrical (tubular) bronchiectasis is differentiated by rigid and dilated bronchi.
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