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Posterior tracheal wall diverticula-an unexpected finding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Melanie M. Collins  and
Richard G. Wight
Melanie M. Collins*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, UK.
Richard G. Wight
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Melanie M. Collins, F.R.C.S., Dept of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7DN.
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Abstract

Two cases of asymptomatic posterior tracheal wall diverticula, one single and one multiple, found unexpectedly at laryngectomy are described. The embryonal development and pathogenesis of tracheal abnormalities are discussed, and possible clinical implications speculated upon.

Keywords

LaryngectomyTracheaEmbryonal development
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 663 - 665
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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