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Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis in Healthy Young Adults: The Fatal Consequence of the Delayed Help

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Introduction: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is one of the most lethal forms of acute mediastinitis. It originates from an odontogenic or deep neck infection, which descends to the mediastinum through the fascial planes. It is a rare condition, but
Petar Uchikov, Maria Kraeva, Krasimir Kraev, Bozhidar Hristov, Dzhevdet Chakarov, Nedzhat Ali, Chavdar Stefanov, Angelina Mollova-Kyosebekirova, Tihomir Tenchev, Snezhanka Dragusheva, Elizabet Dzhambazova, Bistra Dobreva-Yatseva   +11 more
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Mediastinitis after cardiac transplantation

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2000
OBJECTIVE: Assessment of incidence and behavior of mediastinitis after cardiac transplantation. METHODS: From 1985 to 1999, 214 cardiac transplantations were performed, 12 (5.6%) of the transplanted patients developed confirmed mediastinitis.
Noedir A. G. Stolf, Alfredo I. Fiorelli, Fernando Bacal, Luiz F. Camargo, Edimar A. Bocchi, Andréa Freitas, André Nicoletti, Daniela Meira   +7 more
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MEDIASTINAL SURGERY. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1897
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Mediastinal Tracheostomy

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1987
Upper airway obstruction in primary or recurrent carcinomas of the head and neck extending into the mediastinum may demand surgical intervention despite severe technical difficulties in patients with tumors previously considered inoperable. In fact, many of these tumors may be operable and some perhaps curable.
M N, Gomes, S, Kroll, S L, Spear
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Case Report: Late presentation of post-coronary artery bypass surgery pericardial effusion heralding mediastinitis with tracheocutaneous fistula

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Post-coronary artery bypass surgery pericardial effusions are typically self-limiting but may rarely be significant, causing pericardial tamponade.
Muhammad Idu, Chiw Yeh Lim, Kim Chai Chua   +2 more
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Sarcoidosis and Histoplasmosis: Is One a Consequence of the Other? A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2015
Sarcoidosis involves abnormal collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) which may form as nodules in multiple organs. 90% of affected patients have respiratory tract abnormalities.
Anupam Bansal, Rupali Drewek
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Mediastinitis due to Odontogenic infection

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Mediastinitis due to the spreading of odontogenic infection is rare, but the mortality rate is high. This report presents the case of mediastinitis caused by the spreading of odontogenic infection in healthy males. The patient complained of dyspnoea and
Zainul Cholid, Yuliana Arina
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Mediastinitis [PDF]

Der Chirurg, 2016
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Surgical Management of Symptomatic Tarlov Cyst: A Case Report

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Mediastinitis due to the spreading of odontogenic infection is rare, but the mortality rate is high. This report presents the case of mediastinitis caused by the spreading of odontogenic infection in healthy males. The patient complained of dyspnoea and
Dr Abdul Naveed Khan, Dr Zahra Saifuddin Rajbhoy , Hassaan Bin Aqeel , Dr Haider Abbas Mandviwala, Dr Zainab Aqeel Khan   +4 more
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Features of surgical treatment of primary acute purular mediastinitis

Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Медицинские науки
Background. Diagnosis and treatment of purulent mediastinitis is determined by the severity of the disease, the lack of uniform criteria for surgical tactics, a large number of purulent complications and high mortality.
Stanislav I. Stolyarov, Aleksandr N. Belyaev, Nikolay A. Mizurov   +2 more
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