TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Mediastinitis
A1  - Doherty, Gerard M.
Y1  - 2010
N1  - 
T2  - Quick Answers Surgery
AB  - •  4  sources1.  Direct  contamination2.  Hematogenous/lymphatic  spread  (granulomatous)3.  Extension  of  infection  from  neck/retroperitoneum4.  Extension  from  lung/pleura•  Empyema  loculates  to  form  paramediastinal  abscess;  true  mediastinal  involvement  uncommon•  Mediastinitis  often  involves  pleura•  Esophageal  perforation  is  most  common  form  of  direct  contamination  (90%  of  cases)•  Secondary  causes  include:  -Oral  surgery-Trauma  to  pharynx-Tracheostomy-Mediastinoscopy-Thyroidectomy•  Pneumothorax  after  upper  endoscopy  indicates  esophageal  perforation  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58094488
ER  -