title: Transcervical resection of tracheal diverticulum.
abstract: Tracheal diverticulum is a clinical entity rarely reported in the literature. It can be congenital or acquired in origin, and most cases are asymptomatic, usually being discovered incidentally at CT scan. Therefore, treatment has not been widely reported. We present the case of a 30-year-old man with a 6-month history of repeatedly coughing and tracheobronchitis. CT scanning revealed the lesion. The patient underwent surgical resection of the tracheal diverticulum via a transcervical approach. Symptoms resolved after surgical treatment. Reexamination of the neck, chest, trachea, and lungs of the patient was performed with CT scan postoperative. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 39: 187-190, 2017.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dayu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qinyun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shaohua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: paratracheal air cyst; tracheal diverticulum