Angela De Palma, Mirko Girolamo Cantatore, Francesco Di Gennaro, Francesca Signore, Teodora Panza, Debora Brascia, Giulia De Iaco, Doroty Sampietro, Rosatea Quercia, Marcella Genualdo, Ondina Pizzuto, Giuseppe Garofalo, Fabio Signorile, Davide Fiore Bavaro, Gaetano Brindicci, Nicolò De Gennaro, Annalisa Saracino, Nicola Antonio Adolfo Quaranta, Gianfranco Favia, Giuseppe Marulli
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is an acute, rare, severe condition with high mortality, but the optimal management protocol is still controversial. We retrospectively analyzed the results of multidisciplinary management in patients treated for DNM at our center over the last twenty years. Fifteen male patients, mean age 49.07 ± 14.92 years, were treated: 9 with cervico-pharyngeal etiopathogenesis, 3 peri-tonsillar/tonsillar, 2 odontogenic, 1 post-surgical; 6 with DNM type I, 6 with type IIA, and 3 with type IIB (Endo's classification)...
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