Lee SY, Joo S, Lee GD, Ham SJ, Park CH, Lee S. A Case of Symptomatic Tracheal Diverticulum and Surgical Resection as a Treatment Modality.
THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2016;
49:405-407. [PMID:
27734005 PMCID:
PMC5059131 DOI:
10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.5.405]
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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.
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