title: A Case of Symptomatic Tracheal Diverticulum and Surgical Resection as a Treatment Modality.
abstract: Tracheal diverticulum is often diagnosed incidentally and, due to its rarity, there is no standard treatment. It is a benign entity, but has the potential to cause specific symptoms, such as chronic upper respiratory infection and chronic cough. Symptomatic tracheal diverticulum can be medically treated, but likelihood of recurrence is high. We report a case of surgical resection of symptomatic tracheal diverticulum to prevent recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Shin-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Seok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Geun Dong
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Seok Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine; Research Institute of Radiological Science, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Chul Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Sungsoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Tracheal diseases/therapy; Tracheal diverticulum