title: Knife in the superior mediastinum: Amazing escape.
abstract: This text describe through images, how a knife is retrieved from the superior mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
authors.forename: Kareem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salhiyyah
authors.affiliation: Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashoub
authors.affiliation: Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diprose
authors.affiliation: Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barlow
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*