Use of cervicothoracic anatomy as a guide for directed drainage of descending necrotizing mediastinitis.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.081.
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Abstract
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a potentially lethal infection originating from the oropharynx. Adequate abscess drainage is crucial to successful treatment. We present novel management of descending necrotizing mediastinitis using a series of anterior mediastinal incisions adjoined by Penrose drains. The success of this treatment was dependent on radiographic documentation of infection confined to the anterior cervicothoracic plane.
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Drainage
- Mediastinitis
- Mediastinum
- Tooth Diseases