Accidental Finding of Tracheal Diverticulum in a Case with Intractable Cough

Abstract

A 43-year-old female presented with complaints of an intractable cough with sputum and fullness in the neck region, which led to irritation and shortness of breath for the last 10 months. The computed tomography (CT) neck was suggestive of small tracheal diverticula seen along the right posterolateral aspect of the trachea, caudal to the level of the thyroid gland, bulging on the posterolateral wall of the trachea on coughing, as visualized through a fibro-optic video bronchoscope. Knowledge about the diagnosis of tracheal diverticulum is essential to avoid overtreatment of an uncontrolled cough and the management of other associated complications in the future.

Keywords

• chronic cough
• congenital
• tracheal diverticulum