title: Gas in the retropharyngeal space: descending necrotising mediastinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: quentaw@aol.com.
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012188:Retropneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed