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Tracheal Diverticulum: The Role of Fibrobronchoscopy in the Diagnosis
Divertículos traqueales: el papel de la fibrobroncoscopia en el diagnóstico
Ana Casala,
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ana.casal.mourino@sergas.es

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, Antonio Golpe Gómeza,b, Vanessa Riveiro Blancoa, Luis Valdésa,b
a Pneumology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
b Pneumology Interdisciplinary Research Group, Santiago de Compostela Health Research Institute (IDIS), Spain
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A 40-year old&#44; non-smoker patient referred for poor progression of respiratory infection&#46; Pulmonary function tests were normal and thorax CT scan demonstrated a TD &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>A&#41;&#46; FBC showed a TD opening in the right posterolateral aspect of the trachea&#44; with a millimetric intraluminal connection &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>B&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0015" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Case 2</span>&#58; A 53 year-old never-smoker woman with a resected left breast infiltrating ductal carcinoma&#46; The patient presented mMRC grade-2 dyspnea with obstructive spirometry and a positive bronchodilator test&#46; Two TD were found incidentally on CT examination &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>C&#41;&#44; which were confirmed by FBC &#91;two TD on the right posterolateral wall of the trachea connected to the tracheal lumen &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>D&#41;&#93;&#46;</p><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Case 3</span>&#58; An 82 year-old ex-smoker patient with suspected lung cancer whose thorax CT showed a TD &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>E&#41;&#46; Spirometry was non-obstructive with a moderate diffusion defect&#46; FBC confirmed the presence of a TD located on the right posterolateral aspect of the trachea connected to the trachea &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>F&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Case 4</span>&#58; A 72 year-old non-smoker woman who showed air bubbles in the right upper mediastinum consistent with TD &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>G&#41;&#46; Only the upper diverticulum was seen to be connected to the trachea on FBC &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>H&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">TD are outpouchings composed of ciliated-columnar epithelia generally connected to the tracheal lumen&#46; They can be either single or multiple&#44; their size ranging 1&#8211;30<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#215;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>5&#8211;25<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm&#46; They are located on the right posterolateral aspect of the trachea &#40;T1&#8211;T3&#41; probably due to the lack of adjacent structures supporting the trachea at that level&#46; TD can be congenital or&#44; more frequently&#44; acquired&#46; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Congenital TD</span> originate from defective tracheal cartilage and they contain respiratory epithelia&#44; smooth muscle and cartilage &#40;true diverticula&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a> They are smaller&#44; accumulate respiratory secretions and are narrow-mouthed&#46; The usual location is on the right side&#44; 4&#8211;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm below the vocal cords or just above the main carina&#46; Acquired TD arise from increased intraluminal pressure which leads to herniation of tracheal portions lacking cartilaginous rings&#46; They are composed of ciliated-columnar epithelia without smooth muscle and cartilage &#40;pseudo-diverticula&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> They are larger&#44; broad-mouthed and can originate at any level &#40;more frequently found on the posterolateral-aspect of the trachea&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The prevalence of TD in an autopsy series was 1&#37;&#46; Yet if CT examination is performed&#44; prevalence increases to 2&#8211;8&#37;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> The vast majority of patients remain asymptomatic&#46; Therefore&#44; TD is generally found incidentally on thorax CT examination&#44; which also shows the location&#44; size and thickness of diverticular walls&#46; FBC confirms TD connection to the lumen of the trachea&#44; which may be challenging if connection is narrow or shows a fibrous tract&#46; In published series&#44; TD connection was only reported in 33&#46;8&#8211;56&#46;1&#37; of patients&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> Symptomatic patients can show recurrent infections occassionally associated with hemoptysis&#44; as it is the case of our patient 1&#46; Orotracheal intubation can be challenging in these patients&#44; and an association has been described with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease&#44; cystic fibrosis &#91;higher prevalence &#40;18&#8211;28&#37;&#41; compared to other entities&#93; or tracheobronchomegaly &#40;Mounier&#8211;Kuhn&#39;s disease&#41;&#46; In contrast&#44; conclusive evidence has not been provided supporting an association with pulmonary emphysema&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Asymptomatic TD do not require any treatment&#46; As to symptomatic TD&#44; there is no solid evidence supporting a specific therapeutic approach&#44; as age&#44; comorbidities and symptoms must be considered&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> Therapeutic options include the management of clinical symptoms &#40;mucolitics&#44; antibiotics&#44; physiotherapy&#41;&#44; open surgical resection by transcervical approach&#44; or laser endoscopy or electrocoagulation&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> Early diagnosis of symptomatic TD is crucial to prevent the development of infection&#44; as untreated symptomatic TD generally have a poorer prognosis&#46; Some patients have been reported to develop respiratory distress requiring emergency orotracheal intubation or paratracheal abscesses requiring surgical drainage&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> The laryngeal nerve or the esophagus can be damaged as a result of surgery&#59; 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