Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, General Hospital Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Mar;97(3):1068-71. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.118.
Tracheal diverticulum is a rarely encountered entity, located usually on the right side of the trachea as an outpouching of the wall. Based on mainly histologic features, it can be classified in a congenital or an acquired form. It is usually an incidental finding in an asymptomatic patient. When symptoms are present, they are mostly nonspecific such as chronic cough, dyspnea, or pulmonary infections. We describe a case of dysphonia due to right recurrent laryngeal nerve compression from a tracheal diverticulum. Computed tomography scanning and bronchoscopy revealed the lesion and surgical resection resolved the symptom.
气管憩室是一种罕见的疾病，通常位于气管右侧，是气管壁向外膨出的一种结构。根据主要的组织学特征，它可以分为先天性或获得性。在无症状的患者中，它通常是偶然发现的。当出现症状时，通常是非特异性的，如慢性咳嗽、呼吸困难或肺部感染。我们描述了一例因右侧喉返神经受压而导致声音嘶哑的病例。计算机断层扫描和支气管镜检查显示了病变，手术切除解决了症状。
