Medical term:
mediastinitis
mediastinitis
[me″de-as″tĭ-ni´tis]inflammation of the mediastinum.
fibrosing mediastinitis (fibrous mediastinitis) mediastinal fibrosis.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
me·di·as·ti·ni·tis
(mē'dē-as'ti-nī'tis),Inflammation of the cellular tissue of the mediastinum.
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mediastinitis
Inflammation of the mediastinum.Acute mediastinitis
A fulminant infectious process with a high morbidity and mortality, in which organisms rapidly spread through areolar planes of mediastinum.
Aetiology
Traumatic oesophageal perforation, foreign bodies, suture line leakage, post-emetic rupture.
Clinical
Chest pain, dysphagia, respiratory distress, cervical-upper thoracic subcutaneous crepitus.
Imaging
By chest X-ray (CXR); may be normal early, followed by evidence of mediastinal and subcutaneous air.
Management
Aggressive and early with antibiotics; fluid resuscitation; chest tubes for pneumothorax or effusions; thoracotomy and surgical repair.
Chronic mediastinitis
A relatively indolent process characterised by chronic (“round cell”) inflammation and fibrosis.
Aetiology
Most often the result of a granulomatous process (e.g., TB, histoplasmosis) but may be idiopathic, as in sclerosing mediastinitis.
Clinical
Often silent if no oesophageal obstruction occurs.
Imaging
CXR; may be normal or mediastinum widened.
Management
Thoracotomy to confirm diagnosis or relieve obstruction.
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mediastinitis
Surgery Inflammation of the mediastinum. See Mediastinoscopy, Mediastinum. Mediastinitis
Acute mediastinitis A fulminant infectious process with a high M&M, in which organisms rapidly spread through areolar planes of mediastinum Etiology Traumatic esophageal perforation, foreign bodies, suture line leakage, post-emetic rupture Clinical Chest pain, dysphagia, respiratory distress, cervical-upper thoracic subcutaneous crepitus CXR May be normal early, followed by evidence of mediastinal and subcutaneous air Management Aggressive and early with antibiotics, fluid resuscitation, chest tubes for pneumothorax or effusions, thoracotomy and surgical repair
Chronic mediastinitis A relatively indolent process characterized by chronic–'round cell' inflammation and fibrosis Etiology Most often the result of a granulomatous process, eg TB, histoplasmosis, but may be idiopathic, as in sclerosing mediastinitis Clinical Often silent if no esophageal obstruction occurs CXR May be normal or mediastinum widened Management Thoracotomy to confirm diagnosis or relieve obstruction
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
me·di·as·ti·ni·tis
(mē'dē-as'ti-nī'tis)Inflammation of the cellular tissue of the mediastinum.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
mediastinitis
Inflammation of the MEDIASTINUM.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
me·di·as·ti·ni·tis
(mē'dē-as'ti-nī'tis)Inflammation of the cellular tissue of the mediastinum.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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