title: Successful treatment of descending necrotizing mediastinitis with hemorrhagic complication.
abstract: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a rare and fatal infection of mediastinum that begins in the neck and spreads to the mediastinum. The key points of patient salvage are early diagnosis, aggressive drainage, and meticulous handling of complications. We present a case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis with odontogenic origin and with hemorrhagic complication that successfully treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Emam Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Rahim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahmodlou
authors.forename: Rahman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abbasivash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome