Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: A 10-year surgical experience

K. Athanassiadi, I. Samiotis, D. Lioumpas, V. Karameri, K. Sotiriou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Surgery for pleuropulmonary and mediastinal benign diseases
Session: Surgery for pleuropulmonary and mediastinal benign diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4346
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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