DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

被引：13

作者：

ALEBRAHIM, KE

机构：

[1] Dept. Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Abdul Aziz University, Jedda

[2] Department of Surgery, A1 Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Tail

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY | 1995年 / 9卷 / 03期

关键词：

DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS (DNM);

D O I：

10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80067-3

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We report a case of descending necrotising mediastinitis complicating an oropharyngeal infection in a 25-year-old male. The clinical presentation, the diagnosis and the management of this rare disease and its complications are discussed in this case report with a brief review of the literature.

引用

页码：161 / 162

页数：2

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