Descending necrotising mediastinitis - Successful treatment using a radical approach

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 494-496

  Casanova, J ^a   Bastos, P ^a   Barreiros, F ^a   Gomes, M Rodrigues ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Descending necrotising mediastinitis; Median sternotomy; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURVIVAL; TISSUE NECROSIS; TRACHEOTOMY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NECROSIS; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; SUPPURATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030930010     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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