<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0028-3746</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Neumología y cirugía de tórax]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Neumol. cir. torax]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0028-3746</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas; Sociedad Cubana de Neumología; Sociedad Paraguaya de Neumología; Sociedad Boliviana de Neumología.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0028-37462022000300172</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/111087</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Mediastinitis necrosante descendente. Experiencia de un centro de referencia durante 16 años]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Descending necrotizing mediastinitis. A 16 years experience from a referral center]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Waldo-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Iván]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rueda-Villalpando]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marco Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez-Minero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>81</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>172</fpage>
<lpage>177</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0028-37462022000300172&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0028-37462022000300172&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0028-37462022000300172&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  la mediastinitis necrosante descendente se refiere a las infecciones mediastínicas que se originan en la región orofaríngea y cervicofacial que se diseminan a través de los planos profundos de las fascias cervicales hacia el mediastino. La falla orgánica múltiple y la alta mortalidad están relacionadas con el retraso en el diagnóstico y tratamiento médico-quirúrgico. El tratamiento quirúrgico sigue siendo controvertido, con soportes que van desde el drenaje cervical aislado hasta el drenaje cervical y la toracotomía y/o esternotomía media.  Objetivo:  conocer la morbimortalidad relacionada con el manejo quirúrgico de la mediastinitis necrosante descendente, así como la principal etiología prevalente en nuestro medio.  Material y métodos:  es un estudio retrospectivo en un período comprendido entre 2006 y 2022 de pacientes con mediastinitis necrosante descendente que fueron hospitalizados y tratados quirúrgicamente en el Servicio de Cirugía Torácica del Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas.  Resultados:  se incluyeron 51 pacientes, 38 hombres, edad de 39.19 ± 14.06 años; 41 pacientes se clasificaron como ENDO IIB, nueve ENDO I, la causa principal fue odontogénica en 28 pacientes. Días de estancia hospitalaria de 22.65 ± 15.61 días. Operados por cervicotomía 12 pacientes y abordaje combinado 39 pacientes. 22 pacientes requirieron reintervención quirúrgica. Hubo 14 defunciones, la causa más prevalente fue choque séptico.  Conclusiones:  los resultados no difieren de los reportados en la literatura, en cuanto al tipo de abordaje de acuerdo con la disponibilidad de los recursos con el paso del tiempo, la estancia hospitalaria y mortalidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) refers to mediastinal infections originating in the oropharyngeal and cervicofacial region that spread through the deep planes of the cervical fascia into the mediastinum. Multiple organ failure and high mortality are related to the delay in diagnosis and medical-surgical treatment. Surgical treatment remains controversial, with supports ranging from isolated cervical drainage to cervical drainage and thoracotomy and/or median sternotomy.  Objective:  to know the morbidity and mortality related to the surgical management of NDM as well as the main etiology prevalent in our environment.  Material and methods:  it is a retrospective study in a period between 2006 and 2022 of patients with MND who were hospitalized and surgically treated in the Thoracic Surgery Service of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases Ismael Cosío Villegas.  Results:  51 patients were included, 38 men, age 39.19 ± 14.06 years. 41 patients were classified ENDO IIB, 9 ENDO I, the main cause was odontogenic in 28 patients. Days of hospital stay of 22.65 ± 15.61 days. 12 patients operated by cervicotomy and 39 patients combined approach. 22 patients required reintervention. 14 deaths, the most prevalent cause of septic shock.  Conclusions:  the approaches used according to the availability of resources over time and hospital stay and mortality do not differ from what is reported in the literature.]]></p></abstract>
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