title: [Diagnosis and treatment of suppurative mediastinitis].
abstract: An analysis of 57 clinical observations has shown that purulent mediastinitis is one of the particular complications of traumas of the esophagus, peripharyngeal phlegmons, phlegmon of the oral cavity floor. The method of choice for the treatment of purulent mediastinitis is active surgical tactics--optimal drainage of the mediastinum with running irrigation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013396:Suction; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Diagnostika i lechenie gnoĭnogo mediastinita.