Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2012 Feb;13(1):57-9. doi: 10.1089/sur.2010.049. Epub 2012 Feb 8.
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a serious condition with few cases reported in the literature. Surgical treatment is controversial and may include wound exploration, local drainage, and even mediastinal debridement approached by thoracotomy.
Description of a case of descending mediastinitis caused by group A Streptococcus as a complication of thyroidectomy.
Aggressive debridement was required for source control and treatment of septic shock.
Post-thyroidectomy descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a rare and dangerous infection. It should be treated aggressively with appropriate cervical and mediastinal drainage combined with optimum medical care.
下行性坏死性纵隔炎是一种严重的疾病,文献报道的病例很少。手术治疗存在争议,可能包括伤口探查、局部引流,甚至通过开胸手术进行纵隔清创。
描述了一例由 A 组链球菌引起的甲状腺切除术后下行性纵隔炎病例。
为了控制感染源和治疗感染性休克,需要进行积极清创。
甲状腺切除术后下行性坏死性纵隔炎是一种罕见且危险的感染。应通过适当的颈部和纵隔引流,并结合最佳的医疗护理,积极进行治疗。