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TERMINOLOGY
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- Tracheal diverticulum
- Tracheocele
- Lymphoepithelial cyst
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- Mucosal herniation through tracheal wall
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- Crisafulli E et al: Spot the trachea! A wide paratracheal air cyst of not easy definition. Acta Biomed. 89(2):260-1, 2018
- Pace M et al: Tracheal diverticula: a retrospective analysis of patients referred for thoracic CT. Medicine (Baltimore). 97(39):e12544, 2018
- Shepard JO et al: Imaging of the trachea. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 7(2):197-209, 2018
- Bae K et al: Overlooked diagnosis of infected paratracheal air cysts in patients with respiratory symptoms: case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 96(29):e7536, 2017
- Kim HY et al: Incidental paratracheal air cysts on thoracic CT and their association with chronic inflammatory lung disease. Biomed Res Int. 2017:8740635, 2017
- Rhee YJ et al: Voice change due to paratracheal air cysts. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 49(4):313-6, 2016
- Tanrivermis Sayit A et al: The diseases of airway-tracheal diverticulum: a review of the literature. J Thorac Dis. 8(10):E1163-7, 2016
- Boyaci N et al: Paratracheal air cysts: prevalence and relevance to pulmonary emphysema and bronchiectasis using thoracic multidetector CT. Diagn Interv Radiol. 21(1):42-6, 2015
- Chauhan G et al: Paratracheal cyst rupture: a false alarm for tracheal rupture. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 29(2):276-8, 2013
- Kim JS et al: Paratracheal air cysts using low-dose screening chest computed tomography: clinical significance and imaging findings. Jpn J Radiol. 29(9):644-8, 2011
- Oshiro Y et al: Subcarinal air cysts: multidetector computed tomographic findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 34(3):402-5, 2010
- Buterbaugh JE et al: Paratracheal air cysts: a common finding on routine CT examinations of the cervical spine and neck that may mimic pneumomediastinum in patients with traumatic injuries. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 29(6):1218-21, 2008
- Goo JM et al: Right paratracheal air cysts in the thoracic inlet: clinical and radiologic significance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 173(1):65-70, 1999
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
- Tracheal diverticulum
- Tracheocele
- Lymphoepithelial cyst
Definitions
- Mucosal herniation through tracheal wall
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Crisafulli E et al: Spot the trachea! A wide paratracheal air cyst of not easy definition. Acta Biomed. 89(2):260-1, 2018
- Pace M et al: Tracheal diverticula: a retrospective analysis of patients referred for thoracic CT. Medicine (Baltimore). 97(39):e12544, 2018
- Shepard JO et al: Imaging of the trachea. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 7(2):197-209, 2018
- Bae K et al: Overlooked diagnosis of infected paratracheal air cysts in patients with respiratory symptoms: case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 96(29):e7536, 2017
- Kim HY et al: Incidental paratracheal air cysts on thoracic CT and their association with chronic inflammatory lung disease. Biomed Res Int. 2017:8740635, 2017
- Rhee YJ et al: Voice change due to paratracheal air cysts. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 49(4):313-6, 2016
- Tanrivermis Sayit A et al: The diseases of airway-tracheal diverticulum: a review of the literature. J Thorac Dis. 8(10):E1163-7, 2016
- Boyaci N et al: Paratracheal air cysts: prevalence and relevance to pulmonary emphysema and bronchiectasis using thoracic multidetector CT. Diagn Interv Radiol. 21(1):42-6, 2015
- Chauhan G et al: Paratracheal cyst rupture: a false alarm for tracheal rupture. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 29(2):276-8, 2013
- Kim JS et al: Paratracheal air cysts using low-dose screening chest computed tomography: clinical significance and imaging findings. Jpn J Radiol. 29(9):644-8, 2011
- Oshiro Y et al: Subcarinal air cysts: multidetector computed tomographic findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 34(3):402-5, 2010
- Buterbaugh JE et al: Paratracheal air cysts: a common finding on routine CT examinations of the cervical spine and neck that may mimic pneumomediastinum in patients with traumatic injuries. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 29(6):1218-21, 2008
- Goo JM et al: Right paratracheal air cysts in the thoracic inlet: clinical and radiologic significance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 173(1):65-70, 1999
