Bronchiectatic Bronchiolitis

The bronchoectatic bronchiolitis is a particular syndrome of dry hemoptoic bronchiectasis described by Omodei-Zorini, which differs from the Azoulay and Bezançon syndrome, by some essential features. The clinical symptomatobogy consists of a characteristic auscultatory finding, fixed and unchanging even after years, namely small bronchiolitic rales, localized in one or both posterior lung bases and extending laterally in bands.

At bronchographic examination, medium sized cylindrical dilatations of the small bronchi and a deep emphysematous-bullous alteration of the acinous-alveolar surrounding system, are disclosed.

The data supplied by the anatomo- and histopathological researches are still scarce, as said affection is of benign character, generally does not reach autopsy and does not require surgical intervention. But one case, operated lately by Prof. Valdoni, confirms the congenital origin of this affection, as well as the presence, together with the small cylindrical bronchoectasis, of a diffuse enphysematous-bullous status.