Chest computed tomography scans should be considered as a routine investigation in cystic fibrosis.

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients demonstrate lung inflammation and infection beginning early in life. Both inflammation and infection lead to irreversible structural lung damage, primarily as bronchiectasis and fibrosis. The course of CF varies widely between patients due to genotypic and environmen...

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