Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a valuable approach for the management of descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Ann Surg. 2011 May;253(5):1055; author reply 1055-6. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182172e6b.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Drainage / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinitis / pathology*
  • Mediastinitis / surgery*
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Necrosis / pathology
  • Necrosis / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome