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Table 1 Summary of reported cases of DNM with trachea or esophageal perforation

From: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis with esophageal perforation and tracheal ulcer: a case report and literature review

No.

Author

Year

Age/sex

Symptoms

Comorbidity

Origin of infection

Typea

Perforated

organs

Treatments

Hospital day (m)

Outcome

1

Fukada J

1996

65/M

Chest pain, fever

None

Peritonsillar abscess

IIB

RMB

1st: Thoracotomic drainage

3

Survived

2

Kruyt PM

1996

41/M

Sore throat, fever

ND

Retropharyngeal

abscess

IIC

UtE

1st: Conservative

2nd: Cervicomediastinal

drainage

1.5

Survived

3

JR Roberts

1997

69/F

Dysphagia,

palpable cervical emphysema

ND

ND

IIC

CeE

1st: Drainage by chest tube

2nd: Thoracoscopic drainage

1.5

Survived

4

Kato H

2000

77/M

Dyspnea,

fever,

neck swelling

ND

Dental caries

IIB

Trachea

1st: Cervicomediastinal and subxiphoid drainage

2nd: Thoracotomic drainage

8

Survived

5

Landers S

2007

67/M

Dysphagia,

dyspnea

HT

Epiglottis

IIB

RMB

1st: Thoracoscopic drainage

7

Survived

6

Murakawa T

2010

34/M

Fever, neck swelling,

sore throat

DM

Pharyngeal

abscess

IIA

Trachea

1st: Cervicomediastinal datanage

2nd: Posterolateral thoracotomy with ECMO

5

Survived

7

Inaba Y

2010

78/M

Dysphagia, fever

Angina, HL

Peritonsillitis

IIC

MtE

1st: Conservative treatment

ND

Survived

8

Taha GE

2014

22/F

Dyspnea, fever,

sore throat

DM

Acute bacterial

pharyngitis

IIB

Trachea

MtE

1st: Conservative

2nd: Cervicomediastinal drainage plus thoracotomy

4

Survived

9

Present case

2023

63/M

Back pain, dyspnea,

sore throat

DM

CRF

Unknown

IIC

LtE

1st: Consevative

2nd: Thoracoscopic esophagectomy

7

Survived

  1. aType of DNM classification system
  2. CeE cervical esophagus: CRF chronic renal failure: DM diabetes mellitus: ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: F female: HL hyperlipemia: HT hypertension: LtE lower thoracic esophagus: M male: MtE middle thoracic esophagus: ND no data: RMB right main bronchus: UtE upper thoracic esophagus