Mondoni, Michele and Carlucci, Paolo and Parazzini, Elena Maria and Busatto, Paolo and Centanni, Stefano (2016) Huge Tracheal Diverticulum in a Patient with Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 3 (5). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Tracheal diverticulum is a rare benign entity. Tracheobronchomegaly (TBM), also known as Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, is a rare disorder characterized by marked dilation of the trachea and main bronchi, associated with thinning or atrophy of the elastic tissue. Because of the weakened trachea and increased intraluminal pressure related to chronic cough, some patients may develop mucosal herniation leading to tracheal diverticulosis. We report the case of a patient with TBM with a huge tracheal diverticulum, diagnosed by bronchoscopy and computed tomography with three-dimensional reconstruction. To our knowledge this is the largest tracheal diameter described in a patient affected by this syndrome.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | tracheal diverticulum; tracheocele; Mounier-Kuhn syndrome; bronchoscopy |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2016 13:14 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2016 13:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/15178 |
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