title: Tracheal diverticulum with decompensation after 8 years of conservative therapy requiring surgical solution.
abstract: Tracheal diverticulum is a benign cystic mass in the cervical and mediastinal regions, with an incidence of 1% in post-mortem findings, and 2% in CT findings. The lesion is in most cases completely asymptomatic and is most commonly incidentally detected during a CT examination. We present the case of a young female patient with a tracheal diverticulum who has been followed up for 8 years by pediatric pneumologist. Patient health state deteriorated and she developed stress-induced dyspnea requiring surgical resection. Moreover, we mention differential diagnosis of other mediastinal cystic lesions.
authors.affiliation: First Faculty of Medicine, Third Department of Surgery, Charles University in Prague and the University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Myšíková
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic of the Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and the University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Svobodová
authors.affiliation: First Faculty of Medicine, Third Department of Surgery, Charles University in Prague and the University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lischke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000628:therapy*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D057832:Watchful Waiting
keywords: diverticulum; surgical care; tracheal diseases