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