Kocher, Gregor JGregor JKocherHoksch, BeatrixBeatrixHokschCaversaccio, MarcoMarcoCaversaccioWiegand, JanJanWiegandSchmid, RalphRalphSchmid2024-10-112024-10-112012https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/79233Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare but rapidly progressing disease with a potentially fatal outcome, originating from odontogenical or cervical infections. The aim of this article was to give an up-to-date overview on this still underestimated disease, to draw the clinician's attention and particularly to highlight the need for rapid diagnosis and adequate surgical treatment.enarticle10.7892/boris.88202276150100030968700000510.1093/ejcts/ezs385