Severe descending mediastinitis after routine dental implant surgery: A case report

European Journal of Oral Implantology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-396

  Capecchi, Marco ^a   Buongiorno, Valerio ^a   Romagnoli, Andrea ^b   Forti Parri, Sergio Nicola ^c   Guiducci, Gian Marco ^c   Bressan, Eriberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complication; Dental implants; Infection; Mediastinitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874813419     PISSN: 17562406     EISSN: 17562414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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