[Complex treatment of odontogenic mediastinitis]

Specific features of the clinical course of odontogenous mediastinitis, development of complications, diagnosis, surgical methods are discussed by the authors on the basis of their experience with the treatment of 12 patients with this disease. The significance of complex treatment is stressed which must include the purposeful specific immunotherapy and oxygenic barotherapy in addition to surgical methods, antibiotics and detoxication. One of 12 patients died due to arrosive bleeding from the common carotid artery and jugular vein. Eleven patients recovered.