Tracheal diverticulum: a rare cause of dysphagia.
Tracheal diverticulum is a rarely encountered entity which is frequently an incidental finding in the postmortem examination, reported in 1% of patients in an autopsy series. Most cases are asymptomatic, but when symptoms are present they usually have airway symptoms with cough or recurrent respiratory infection. We herein report a case of a tracheal diverticulum, which had cervical dysphagia and sensation of friction.
Han
Serdar
S
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. serdarhan1@yahoo.com
Dikmen
Erkan
E
Aydin
Sezai
S
Yapakci
Osman
O
D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery