Tracheal Diverticulum Diagnosed Following Blunt Thoracic Trauma

After successful angioembolization, he was taken directly to the operating room for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy for further evaluation of the suspected tracheal injury. See PDF] Tracheal diverticula (TD) are rare, benign entities of the airway often diagnosed incidentally on CT scan. 1 A large retrospective study of 1679 thoracic CT scans found TD in 5.7% of patients. 2 Multi-detector computed tomography is considered today as the best method for characterizing a TD, with enhanced abilities to delineate the exact size, location, and wall thickness. Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.