title: [Mediastinitis--diagnostics and surgical treament].
abstract: During the last 10 years we have treated 23 patients with acute mediastinitis. The patients' age, sex, medical status, causes of the infection, bacteriology, chest X-ray and computed tomography scan findings, surgical intervention, complications, survival, and other clinical parameters were reviewed.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Obretenov
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vidolov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Popkharitov
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed