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Management of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis with Thoracoscopy  

Lee, Sung-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical College)
Sun, Kyung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical College)
Kim, Kwang-Taik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical College)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.35, no.2, 2002 , pp. 161-165 More about this Journal
Abstract
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a life-threatening infection originating in the head or the neck and descends into the mediastinum. Even in the era of antibiotics, mortality rate has been reported to be 25 ∼ 40%. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is mandatory for delayed diagnosis and inappropriate drainage of the mediastinum are the main causes of high mortality Surgical management ranges from cervical drainage to routin thoracotomy:however, the optimal management still needs to be defined particularly in respect to effective mediastinal drainage. Although posterolateral thoracotomy incision has been considered as a standard approach, potential disadvantages including postoperative pain, risk of wound complication and delayed recovery remain to be concerned. Thoracoscopic approach is an attractive treatment modality as it can provide an excellent exposure with minimal incision and can complete drainage from the mediastinum and the neck in one-staged manner We describe here two cases of descending necrotizing mediastinitis successfully managed by thoracoscopic drainage.
Keywords
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis0; Thoracoscopy;
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