Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: Mediastinal drainage with or without thoracotomy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 333-335

  Kim, Joung Taek ^a   Kim, K H ^a   Lee, S W ^a   Sun, K ^b  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical exploration; Descending necrotizing mediastinitis; Postural drainage; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NECROSIS; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032723833     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013168     Document Type: Article

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