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Bronchial diverticula

MedGen UID:: 538513
•Concept ID:: C0264363
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonym:	Bronchial diverticulum
SNOMED CT:	Bronchial diverticulum (38264004)

HPO:	HP:0033621

Definition

Bronchial diverticula are blind-ended outpouchings arising from the bronchial tree. They are commonly pulsion diverticula acquired related to chronic cough. Subcarinal air cyst is thought to represent a small main bronchial diverticulum. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVBronchial diverticula

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of the respiratory system
  - Abnormal respiratory system physiology
    - Abnormal respiratory system morphology
      - Abnormal tracheobronchial morphology
        Abnormal bronchus morphology
        Bronchial diverticula

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

High incidence of tracheobronchial diverticulum in esophageal cancer patients: a retrospective survey alerting pitfall during thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

Nishiwaki N, Noma K, Maeda N, Tanabe S, Sakurama K, Shirakawa Y, Fujiwara T
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Sep;68(9):1018-1023. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01421-3. PMID: 32748198

Main bronchial diverticula in the subcarinal region: their relation to airflow limitations.

Higuchi T, Takahashi N, Shiotani M, Sato S, Ohta A, Maeda H, Nakajima H, Itoh K, Tsukada H
Acta Radiol 2012 Feb 1;53(1):44-8. Epub 2011 Nov 8 doi: 10.1258/ar.2011.110222. PMID: 22067207

Bronchial diverticula detected by multidetector-row computed tomography: incidence and clinical features.

Miyara T, Oshiro Y, Yamashiro T, Kamiya H, Ogawa K, Murayama S
J Thorac Imaging 2011 Aug;26(3):204-8. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181ebedc4. PMID: 20818276

Bronchial diverticula in smokers on thin-section CT.

Sverzellati N, Ingegnoli A, Calabrò E, Randi G, La Vecchia C, Marchianò A, Kuhnigk JM, Hansell DM, Zompatori M, Pastorino U
Eur Radiol 2010 Jan;20(1):88-94. Epub 2009 Jul 14 doi: 10.1007/s00330-009-1515-2. PMID: 19597819

Tracheal and main bronchial diverticula: the role of CT.

Polverosi R, Carloni A, Poletti V
Radiol Med 2008 Mar;113(2):181-9. Epub 2008 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s11547-008-0249-6. PMID: 18386120

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Diagnosis

Congenital tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome) in a 28-year-old Zambian male: a case report.

Shahin S, Hoffman T, van Es W, Grutters J, Mateyo K
Pan Afr Med J 2021;40:153. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.153.31703. PMID: 34970395 Free PMC Article

High incidence of tracheobronchial diverticulum in esophageal cancer patients: a retrospective survey alerting pitfall during thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

Nishiwaki N, Noma K, Maeda N, Tanabe S, Sakurama K, Shirakawa Y, Fujiwara T
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Sep;68(9):1018-1023. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01421-3. PMID: 32748198

Main bronchial diverticula in the subcarinal region: their relation to airflow limitations.

Higuchi T, Takahashi N, Shiotani M, Sato S, Ohta A, Maeda H, Nakajima H, Itoh K, Tsukada H
Acta Radiol 2012 Feb 1;53(1):44-8. Epub 2011 Nov 8 doi: 10.1258/ar.2011.110222. PMID: 22067207

Bronchial diverticula detected by multidetector-row computed tomography: incidence and clinical features.

Miyara T, Oshiro Y, Yamashiro T, Kamiya H, Ogawa K, Murayama S
J Thorac Imaging 2011 Aug;26(3):204-8. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181ebedc4. PMID: 20818276

Tracheal and main bronchial diverticula: the role of CT.

Polverosi R, Carloni A, Poletti V
Radiol Med 2008 Mar;113(2):181-9. Epub 2008 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s11547-008-0249-6. PMID: 18386120

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Therapy

High incidence of tracheobronchial diverticulum in esophageal cancer patients: a retrospective survey alerting pitfall during thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

Nishiwaki N, Noma K, Maeda N, Tanabe S, Sakurama K, Shirakawa Y, Fujiwara T
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Sep;68(9):1018-1023. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01421-3. PMID: 32748198

Bronchial diverticula detected by multidetector-row computed tomography: incidence and clinical features.

Miyara T, Oshiro Y, Yamashiro T, Kamiya H, Ogawa K, Murayama S
J Thorac Imaging 2011 Aug;26(3):204-8. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181ebedc4. PMID: 20818276

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Prognosis

High incidence of tracheobronchial diverticulum in esophageal cancer patients: a retrospective survey alerting pitfall during thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

Nishiwaki N, Noma K, Maeda N, Tanabe S, Sakurama K, Shirakawa Y, Fujiwara T
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Sep;68(9):1018-1023. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01421-3. PMID: 32748198

Subcarinal air cysts: multidetector computed tomographic findings.

Oshiro Y, Murayama S
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2010 May-Jun;34(3):402-5. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ccbef8. PMID: 20498544

Bronchial diverticula in smokers on thin-section CT.

Tracheal and main bronchial diverticula: the role of CT.

Polverosi R, Carloni A, Poletti V
Radiol Med 2008 Mar;113(2):181-9. Epub 2008 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s11547-008-0249-6. PMID: 18386120

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Clinical prediction guides

Incidental finding of bronchial diverticula in a non-smoker population: evaluation on thin-section CT.

Ciccarese F, Garzillo G, Chiesa AM, Poerio A, Baroncini S, Bacchi Reggiano ML, Sverzellati N, Zompatori M
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2016 Jun 22;81(1-2):743. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2015.743. PMID: 27374216

Bronchial diverticula detected by multidetector-row computed tomography: incidence and clinical features.

Miyara T, Oshiro Y, Yamashiro T, Kamiya H, Ogawa K, Murayama S
J Thorac Imaging 2011 Aug;26(3):204-8. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181ebedc4. PMID: 20818276

Subcarinal air cysts: multidetector computed tomographic findings.

Oshiro Y, Murayama S
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2010 May-Jun;34(3):402-5. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ccbef8. PMID: 20498544

Bronchial diverticula in smokers on thin-section CT.

Tracheal and main bronchial diverticula: the role of CT.

Polverosi R, Carloni A, Poletti V
Radiol Med 2008 Mar;113(2):181-9. Epub 2008 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s11547-008-0249-6. PMID: 18386120

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