A retropharyngeal abscess is an infection in one of the deep spaces of the neck. An abscess in this location is an immediate life-threatening emergency with potential for airway compromise and other catastrophic complications . In adults, retropharyngeal abscess can occur as a result of local trauma such as foreign body ingestion like fishbones or instrumental procedures like laryngoscopy, endo...

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a life-threatening disease that extends into the pretracheal, perivascular, retrovisceral, and/or prevertebral spaces, generally sparing esophagus. We report case of deep neck abscess complicated by phlegmonous esophagitis and mediastinitis. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics surgery, combining transcervical bilateral thoracoscopic tran...