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Transsternal transpericardial approach for acute descending necrotizing mediastinitis  Franco Stella, MD, PhD, Francesco Petrella, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 129, Issue 1, Pages 212-214 (January 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.04.020 Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Preoperative CT scan. B, Postoperative CT scan. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 129, 212-214DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.04.020) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A, Intraoperative view: step 1. B, Intraoperative view: step 2. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 129, 212-214DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.04.020) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions