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Published on: February 20, 2026
Successful outcome of descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to neck trauma
Krzysztof Kurowski1, Iwona Matuszek, Carlos Francisco Munoz Nunez
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital del Vinalopo, Elche (Alicante), Alicante, Spain.
Abstract:
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is an uncommon form of mediastinitis that can rapidly progress to septicemia. The optimal surgical approach still remains controversial. In this paper we would like to present a case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis that was treated successfully by means of thoracic drainage through trans-thoracic approach. In our case DNM occurred as a complication of oropharyngeal abscesses and a complication of cervical spine trauma.
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