Management of descending necrotizing mediastinitis using minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 379-382

  Son, Ho Sung ^a   Cho, Jong Ho ^a   Park, Sung Min ^a   Sun, Kyung ^a   Kim, Kwang Taik ^a   Lee, Sung Ho ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drainage; Mediastinitis; Minimal surgical procedure; Thoracic surgery; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 33847637615     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000213726.72709.62     Document Type: Article

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