Mediastinitis with fistula formation to the left main bronchus. A complication of wisdom tooth extraction.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 23-year-old patient who after extraction of four wisdom teeth developed a descending necrotizing mediastinitis with a spontaneous fistula to the left main bronchus. Because of this fistula, treatment was limited to surgical drainage of the neck region and antibiotics. Recovery was uneventful.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Fistula
- Fistula
- Mediastinal Diseases
- Mediastinitis
- Molar, Third
- Tooth Extraction