Four Cases of Tracheal Diverticulum Diagnosed by Anamnesis

Abstract

Background. Tracheal diverticulum is a rare disease and accidentally found during routine image examination. Here we report 4 cases of tracheal diverticulum diagnosed by taking history. Case Reports. Case 1, a 63-year-old woman, visited our hospital because of throat discomfort. Chest CT showed a cystic lesion to the left behind the trachea and bronchoscopy found a hole and inflamed mucosa in the trachea. Similarly, case 2, a 68-year-old woman, complained of sputum and throat discomfort, case 3, a 73-year-old woman, complained of chronic cough and sputum and case 4, a 62-year-old man, complained of hoarseness. Chest CT demonstrated cystic lesion at right behind the trachea and bronchoscopy showed normal in cases 2, 3 and 4. Conclusions. Patients with tracheal diverticulum are often asymptomatic. However, since there are several reports complaining of respiratory symptoms including throat discomfort, chronic cough and hoarseness, physicians should consider it when causes of these symptoms are uncertain.