Surgical management of non-traumatic hypopharyngeal perforation with descending mediastinitis

Perforation of the hypopharynx is an extremely rare condition of various etiologies. In even rarer cases, it can lead to mediastinitis, a serious complication with a high mortality rate of up to 35%. We present a case of a 52-year-old male patient with a purulent descending mediastinitis caused by a...

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Main Authors: Ivoslav Ivanov, Dimo Mitev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-03-01
Series:Folia Medica
Online Access:https://foliamedica.bg/article/131189/download/pdf/
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