title: Unusual complication of temporomandibular joint surgery: cervicomediastinal abscess.
abstract: Cervicomediastinal abscess developed in a 14-year-old girl after temporomandibular joint surgery. No such complication could be found in the literature. The complications of temporomandibular joint surgery and the possible ways this abscess may have developed are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009333:Neck; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery