Abstract

We describe a case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis from a very unusual origin, caused by cervical oesophageal perforation by osteophytes after an apparently minor whiplash injury. Diagnosis was delayed by atypical and predominantly neurological clinical presentation. Despite late presentation, minimally invasive access surgical debridement of mediastinum and cervical injury site lead to full recovery.

Details

Title
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis caused by a minor whiplash injury
Author
Michel Landry Bikoi Yem 1 ; Decker, Georges 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Hôpitaux Robert Schuman , Luxembourg, Luxembourg 
2  Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôpitaux Robert Schuman , Luxembourg, Luxembourg 
Publication year
2024
Publication date
May 2024
Publisher
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
e-ISSN
2753670X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivae104
ProQuest document ID
3191831440
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.