Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transesophageal drainage for acute mediastinitis caused by pancreatic fistula

Acute mediastinitis is a life-threatening condition, and standard treatment is percutaneous drainage and/or surgical treatment with antibiotics. A 58-year-old male diagnosed with acute mediastinitis originating from pancreatic fistula, detected only by endoscopic-ultrasound. We inserted a transesoph...

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Main Authors: Yasuki Hori, Kensuke Fukumitsu, Itaru Naitoh, Tomohiro Onuki, Kazuki Hayashi, Akio Niimi, Hiromi Kataoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001428