Descending necrotizing mediastinitis following lingual tonsillectomy and elective tracheotomy. Review of the literature and report of a case

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 642-

  Dallari, Stefano ^a,b   Morandi, Uliano ^a   Bergamini, Giuseppe ^a   Lavini, Corrado ^a   Fontana, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TONGUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444466178     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.09.085     Document Type: Article

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