Usefulness of Multidetector Row Computed Tomography in the Assessment of the Pathways of Spreading of Neck Infections to the Mediastinum

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-230

  Scaglione, Mariano ^a   Pezzullo, Martina G ^b   Pinto, Antonio ^c   Sica, Giacomo ^a   Bocchini, Giorgio ^a   Rotondo, Antonio ^b  

^a Pineta Grande Hospital   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS NERVE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MEDIASTINITIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NECK TUMOR; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOTOMY; THYROID GLAND;

HUMANS; INFECTION; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; NECK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65549114471     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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