Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis Treated with Tooth Extractions following Mediastinal and Cervical Drainage

Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis Treated with Tooth Extractions following Mediastinal and Cervical Drainage

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare condition in which oropharyngeal infection spreads to the mediastinum via the cervical fascia. Delayed diagnosis and surgery result in a high mortality rate among patients with DNM. We present a case of DNM resulting from odontogenic infection tre...

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Main Authors: Minoru Fukuchi, Okihide Suzuki, Daisuke Nasu, Kazue Koizumi, Yu Muta, Hideko Imaizumi, Toru Ishiguro, Youichi Kumagai, Keiichiro Ishibashi, Erito Mochiki, Hideyuki Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
Drainage
Tooth extraction
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/441386

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