A Case of Descending Necrotizing MediastinitisPenetrating to the Esophagus

Here, we present the case of a 78-year-old man with a deep neck infection that caused descending necrotizing mediastinitis that extended from the pharynx to the stomach and was accompanied by two large esophageal fistulas and multiple gastric ulcers. We believe that the series of lesions were the si...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Inaba, Yuichiro, Tokano, Hisashi, Ohtsu, Atsushi, Kitamura, Ken
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25648975
http://dx.doi.org/10.2185/jrm.5.190
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Sumario:Here, we present the case of a 78-year-old man with a deep neck infection that caused descending necrotizing mediastinitis that extended from the pharynx to the stomach and was accompanied by two large esophageal fistulas and multiple gastric ulcers. We believe that the series of lesions were the signs of a hidden carcinoma.

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