A rare cause of cough: tracheal diverticulum

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Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
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A rare cause of cough: tracheal diverticulum

A rare cause of cough: tracheal diverticulum

Authors : Özgür Katrancıoğlu, Mehmet Özgel, Ahmet Erbey, Muhammed Kalkan

Pages : 53-57

Doi:10.71255/maunsbd.1692399

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Publication Date : 2025-12-29

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Tracheal diverticulum, which is characterized by invagination of the tracheal wall and causes paratracheal air cysts, is a rare condition. A male patient without a history of smoking was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of a cough lasting for about three months. Physical examination, chest X-ray, and pulmonary function test were normal. In the thorax computerized tomography, it was observed that there was an air density associated with the trachea in the posterolateral aspect of the trachea in the right paratracheal area. FOB was performed on the patient with the preliminary diagnosis of tracheal diverticulum. Tracheal diverticulum is usually located on the right wall of the trachea, as in our patient. The majority of patients are asymptomatic. Although it is rarely reported in the literature, the diagnosis of tracheal diverticulum should be kept in mind in patients evaluated for cough, especially in patients with normal chest X-ray and spirometry.
Keywords : öksürük, trakeal divertikül, fiberoptik bronkoskopi

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