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Descending Necrotising Mediastinitis: A Case Report Illustrating a Trend in Conservative Management

The mortality rate from descending necrotising mediastinitis (DNM) has declined since its first description in 1938. The decline in mortality has been attributed to earlier diagnosis by way of contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scanning and aggressive surgical intervention in the form of tr...

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Autores principales: Jayasekera, B. A. P., Dale, O. T., Corbridge, R. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/504219