Tracheocele: surgical and thoracoscopic findings

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Feb;79(2):686-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.072.

Abstract

We report a rare case of tracheocele found incidentally on a chest computed tomographic scan of a 78-year-old woman undergoing left hemithyroidectomy. The tracheocele was removed, and our operative and thoracoscopic findings are reported herein. The causes and possible clinical implications of tracheocele are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Goiter / complications
  • Goiter / surgery
  • Hernia / diagnosis*
  • Herniorrhaphy*
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Cyst / complications
  • Mediastinal Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Cyst / surgery
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Thoracoscopy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tracheal Diseases / complications
  • Tracheal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Tracheal Diseases / surgery*