Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual Presentation

Tracheal diverticulum is defined as an air cyst located on the lateral wall, congenital or acquired. Most of them are asymptomatic, incidentally found on CT. The common symptoms are chronic cough, stridor, or recurrent respiratory infections. Asymptomatic diverticulum requires no treatment and manag...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Toscano, Daniel Terra, Siul Salisbury, Nicolas Arechavaleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3828197
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Daniel Terra
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Nicolas Arechavaleta
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description Tracheal diverticulum is defined as an air cyst located on the lateral wall, congenital or acquired. Most of them are asymptomatic, incidentally found on CT. The common symptoms are chronic cough, stridor, or recurrent respiratory infections. Asymptomatic diverticulum requires no treatment and managed conservatively while surgical excision is indicated in cases of local complications or symptom permanence. We report a case of tracheal diverticulum presented with haemoptysis, a rare symptom. The diagnosis was made with a CT that shows a 15 mm air image on the right lateral trachea wall. Due to symptoms’ persistence, we decide to perform surgery with a good outcome.
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spelling doaj-art-6a0523bf9d044f19bdbc63f2a3e945492025-02-03T01:32:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192019-01-01201910.1155/2019/38281973828197Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual PresentationLeonardo Toscano0Daniel Terra1Siul Salisbury2Nicolas Arechavaleta3Department of Thoracic Surgery, Army Forces Central Hospital, UruguayDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Army Forces Central Hospital, UruguayDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Hospital, University of Republic, UruguayDepartment of Endoscopy Thoracic Surgery, Maciel Hospital, UruguayTracheal diverticulum is defined as an air cyst located on the lateral wall, congenital or acquired. Most of them are asymptomatic, incidentally found on CT. The common symptoms are chronic cough, stridor, or recurrent respiratory infections. Asymptomatic diverticulum requires no treatment and managed conservatively while surgical excision is indicated in cases of local complications or symptom permanence. We report a case of tracheal diverticulum presented with haemoptysis, a rare symptom. The diagnosis was made with a CT that shows a 15 mm air image on the right lateral trachea wall. Due to symptoms’ persistence, we decide to perform surgery with a good outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3828197
spellingShingle Leonardo Toscano
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Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual Presentation
Case Reports in Surgery
title Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual Presentation
title_full Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual Presentation
title_fullStr Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual Presentation
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title_short Surgical Resection of Tracheal Diverticulum with Haemoptysis as Unusual Presentation
title_sort surgical resection of tracheal diverticulum with haemoptysis as unusual presentation
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