title: Transsternal transpericardial approach for acute descending necrotizing mediastinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stella
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petrella
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome