Empyema and mediastinitis complicating retropharyngeal abscess.
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A 21 year old man with a retropharyngeal abscess complained of right sided chest pain, and chest radiography and thoracocentesis revealed an empyema. A computed tomographic scan of the chest showed a posterior mediastinal abscess communicating with the right pleural cavity. Emergency thoracotomy was performed and the mediastinal abscess and empyema were drained.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 49 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994