title: Tracheocele--a case report.
abstract: A tracheocele is a rarely encountered entity that may be congenital or acquired. This tracheal lesion is characterized by the presence of a single cystic pouch filled with air or a mixture of liquid and air. We recently managed a case of a large voluminous acquired tracheocele originating from the right posterolateral tracheal wall. A 39-year-old male patient presented with chronic cough and breathy voice. Rigid laryngoscopy revealed a right immobile vocal fold. Computed tomography scan revealed a tracheocele that was excised externally with recurrent laryngeal nerve preservation.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. nupurkapoor@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nupur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nerurkar
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Shyamsunder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tampi
authors.forename: Karan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Shraddha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*