A case of acquired tracheal diverticulum presenting with globus pharyngeus.
Acquired tracheal diverticulum is a rare pathology that has been associated with chronic cough and lung emphysema. A 72 year-old woman was referred to a tertiary Otorhinolaryngology Department for evaluation of chronic cough and globus pharyngeus. Computed tomography of the neck and chest revealed a diverticulum of the right posterolateral wall of the trachea. The patient underwent surgical excision of the diverticulum via a transcervical approach. Symptoms subsided after surgical treatment.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Crete, Greece. ekoudounarakis@hotmail.com
Eleftherios
E
Koudounarakis
Alexander
A
Karatzanis
Stylianos
S
Velegrakis
Emmanuel
E
Fountoulakis
George
G
Velegrakis
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery