Successful treatment of descending necrotizing mediastinitis with hemorrhagic complication.
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.
Mahmodlou
Rahim
R
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Emam Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Abbasivash
Rahman
R
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