Infections of the neck leading to descending necrotizing mediastinitis: Role of multi-detector row computed tomography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-394

  Pinto, Antonio ^a   Scaglione, Mariano ^a   Scuderi, Maria Giuseppina ^a   Tortora, Giovanni ^a   Daniele, Stefania ^a   Romano, Luigia ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis; Mediastinal drainage; Mediastinitis; Multi detector row computed tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; MICROORGANISMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY;

CERVICAL INFECTIONS; DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINAL DRAINAGE; MEDIASTINITIS; MULTIDETECTOR ROW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOTOMY; X RAY FILM;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MEDIASTINITIS; NECK; NECROSIS; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39449105754     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.09.024     Document Type: Article

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