Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation

A tracheal diverticulum (TD) is a generally benign medical condition, where there is an outpouching of the tracheal wall. Additionally, it is generally asymptomatic but there have been reported cases of adverse outcomes linked to TD. Here we present a case of a tracheal diverticulum that was inciden...

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Autores principales: Ubhi, Manveer K, Irizarry Nieves, Luis E, Cabatbat, Rainier Michael R, Del Rio, Teresa, Obi, Mukosolu F, Mir, Parvez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10281478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37346209
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39297
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author Ubhi, Manveer K
Irizarry Nieves, Luis E
Cabatbat, Rainier Michael R
Del Rio, Teresa
Obi, Mukosolu F
Mir, Parvez
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description A tracheal diverticulum (TD) is a generally benign medical condition, where there is an outpouching of the tracheal wall. Additionally, it is generally asymptomatic but there have been reported cases of adverse outcomes linked to TD. Here we present a case of a tracheal diverticulum that was incidentally found during the workup for stroke in a patient. Moreover, due to its radiologic appearance, there was concern for pneumomediastinum. We highlight the presentation and clinical importance of TD owing to the complications one is predisposed to from having this condition.
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spelling pubmed-102814782023-06-21 Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation Ubhi, Manveer K Irizarry Nieves, Luis E Cabatbat, Rainier Michael R Del Rio, Teresa Obi, Mukosolu F Mir, Parvez Cureus Radiology A tracheal diverticulum (TD) is a generally benign medical condition, where there is an outpouching of the tracheal wall. Additionally, it is generally asymptomatic but there have been reported cases of adverse outcomes linked to TD. Here we present a case of a tracheal diverticulum that was incidentally found during the workup for stroke in a patient. Moreover, due to its radiologic appearance, there was concern for pneumomediastinum. We highlight the presentation and clinical importance of TD owing to the complications one is predisposed to from having this condition. Cureus 2023-05-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10281478/ /pubmed/37346209 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39297 Text en Copyright © 2023, Ubhi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Radiology
Ubhi, Manveer K
Irizarry Nieves, Luis E
Cabatbat, Rainier Michael R
Del Rio, Teresa
Obi, Mukosolu F
Mir, Parvez
Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation
title Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation
title_full Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation
title_fullStr Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation
title_short Tracheal Diverticulum Mimicking Pneumomediastinum: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Chest Imaging Evaluation
title_sort tracheal diverticulum mimicking pneumomediastinum: a case report emphasizing the importance of differential diagnosis in chest imaging evaluation
topic Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10281478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37346209
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39297
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