Release Date: 2024-03-25

Descending Necrotising Mediastinitis

Erkan Akar (Author), Fatih Meteroglu (Author)

Release Date: 2024-03-25

Mediastinitis is the infection of thoracic cavity occurring in the space between the two mediastinal pleural sheets. There are acute and chronic types of mediastinitis cases. The infection can progress in acute, subacute or chronic phases. Acute mediastinal infections usually occur after cardiac or thoracic surgery, due to esophageal perforations, or infections of the oropharyngeal [...]

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Published inThoracic Infections
First Page53
Last Page63
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053358930.6
ISBN978-605-335-893-0 (PDF)
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Mediastinitis is the infection of thoracic cavity occurring in the space between the two mediastinal pleural sheets. There are acute and chronic types of mediastinitis cases. The infection can progress in acute, subacute or chronic phases. Acute mediastinal infections usually occur after cardiac or thoracic surgery, due to esophageal perforations, or infections of the oropharyngeal region. A necrotizing mediastinal infection occurs due to an infection of neck which progressing at superior-inferior planes. Acute mediastinitis cases have high mortality rates and display progressive features.

Erkan Akar (Author)
Professor, Namık Kemal Univeristy
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-8371
3Prof. Dr. Erkan Akar completed his undergraduate education at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine between 1986-1993 and his thoracic surgery specialization at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine between 2004-2009. He started working at Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital in 2011. He received the title of Associate Professor in 2018. In 2022, he started working as the Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine and received the title of Professor in 2024. He currently serves as Head of Department at the same university. He has contributed to over 130 national and international research articles, oral and poster presentations, and book chapter writing in the field of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Akar is a member of the Turkish Thoracic Surgery Association, Turkish Thoracic Association, Turkish Respiratory Research Association, Turkish Lung Cancers Association, Turkish Pulmonary Hydatidology Association and EACTS.

Fatih Meteroglu (Author)
Professor, Dicle University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1490-1865
3Prof. Dr. Fatih Meteroğlu was born in Tekman distric of Erzurum City, Turkey in 1970. Following college education in Erzurum Lisesi he entered Trakya University Medical Faculty. He graduated from Trakya University Medical Faulty in 1994. Afterwards, he worked as a general practitioner in health centers in Iğdır and Denizli provincies between 1994 and 2004. He completed his thoracic surgery speciality training in Thoracic Surgery Department of Gaziantep University Medical Faculty between 2004 and 2009. Then he worked as a thoracic surgery specialist in The Thoracic Surgery Department of Diyarbakir Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital in Diyarbakir City. He has been working as a Professor Dr in Dicle University since August 15th, 2011.

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