A descending necrotizing mediastinitis case treated with early surgical intervention
Timuçin Alar1,Oğuz Güçlü2,İsmail Ertuğrul Gedik1
Current Thoracic Surgery
2018;3(2):066-069. (18 August 2018)
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Medical Faculty, Canakkale, Turkey
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Medical Faculty, Canakkale, Turkey
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) can be described as a rare but severe infection that can
develop after primary pharyngeal or odontogenic infections. The most important factor affecting the
morbidity and mortality in DNM is early diagnosis and prompt treatment with early aggressive surgical
drainage. Herein, we present a case of mediastinitis that developed after deep cervical infection that was
treated with early surgical intervention, changing the course of the disease.
Keywords :
mediastinitis, surgery, infection
