Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis: surgical treatment and outcomes in a single-centre series

Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis: surgical treatment and outcomes in a single-centre series

Objectives. Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a severe infection spreading from the cervical region to the mediastinum. Since this pathology is uncom­mon, only a few reports of large series of patients with descending nec­rotizing mediastinitis have been published. The present aim was to eval­...

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Main Authors: Ričardas Janilionis, Žymantas Jagelavičius, Pavel Petrik, Gintaras Kiškis, Vytautas Jovaišas, Algis Kybartas, Arūnas Žilinskas, Irena Liubertienė, Giedrius Navickas, Ramūnas Valančius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2013-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
descending necrotizing mediastinitis
cervicotomy
thoracotomy
mediastinotomy
mediastinal irrigation
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21505

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