Chronic sclerosing (or fibrosing) mediastinitis, while potentially serious, is caused by a long-standing inflammation of the mediastinum, leading to growth of acellular collagen and fibrous tissue within the chest and around the central vessels and airways. (wikipedia.org)
Mediastinitis Mediastinitis is inflammation of the mediastinum (the chest cavity, which contains the heart, the thymus gland, some lymph nodes, and parts of the esophagus, aorta, thyroid, and parathyroid. (msdmanuals.com)
Pleura3
It is thought to be due to four different etiologies: direct contamination hematogenous or lymphatic spread extension of infection from the neck or retroperitoneum extension from the lung or pleura Acute mediastinitis is usually caused by bacteria and is most often due to perforation of the esophagus. (wikipedia.org)
Here, the fascia fuses with the pericardium and the parietal pleura, which explains the occurrence of empyema and pericardial effusion in mediastinitis. (wikipedia.org)
An equally important field of the department's clinical activities is the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the lungs, mediastinum and pleura - lung abscess, mediastinitis, acute and chronic pleural empyema. (bookinghealth.com)
Electrocautery or ultrasonic dissectors should be used very sparingly in the region of the distal esophagus and the mediastinum to avoid injury. (sls.org)
Its position within the loose, areolar connective tissue of the mediastinum provides transverse and longitudinal mobility to the esophagus. (sts.org)
A posterolateral thoracotomy is the standard approach for lung resection and surgery involving the esophagus, posterior mediastinum, and aorta. (radiologykey.com)
Granulomatous mediastinitis is due to a granulomatous process of the mediastinal lymph nodes leading to fibrosis and chronic abscesses in the mediastinum. (wikipedia.org)
Tracheal bifurcation2
It extends superiorly to the skull base and inferiorly to the mediastinum at the level of the tracheal bifurcation (see image below). (medscape.com)
Retropharyngeal space extends from base of skull to mediastinum at level of tracheal bifurcation. (medscape.com)
Other causes of acute mediastinitis include infection secondary to cervical disease which arises from dental procedures, skin infections of the neck, neck trauma, or neck procedures. (wikipedia.org)
citation needed] Though rare in developed countries, acute mediastinitis can be caused by inhalation of bacterial spores such as Anthrax. (wikipedia.org)
Clinically, persons infected with anthrax can develop a hemorrhagic mediastinitis, which manifests as acute pulmonary hemorrhage and meningitis. (wikipedia.org)
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Thoracic Surgery at the Hospital Kassel provides the highly accurate diagnostics and effective surgical treatment of diseases of the lungs, mediastinum and other thoracic organs. (bookinghealth.com)
[5] Another possible complication is an empyema , in which pus collects inside the lungs. (mdwiki.org)
[5] The pretracheal space surrounds the vascular structures of the anterior mediastinum but is limited distally by the fibrous tissue of the pericardium. (sts.org)
Infection2
Therefore, the term Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis implies that the infection of the mediastinum originated from a primary site in the head or neck and descended through fascial spaces into the mediastinum. (wikipedia.org)
These anatomic relations can allow an infection of the retropharyngeal space to spread to the mediastinum, leading to potentially fatal mediastinitis. (medscape.com)
Diaphragm1
The danger space extends down the mediastinum to the level of the diaphragm, whereas the prevertebral space continues to the insertion of the psoas muscles. (medscape.com)