{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,13]],"date-time":"2026-08-13T23:27:06Z","timestamp":1786663626736,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":6,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]],"date-time":"2026-06-04T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1780531200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]],"date-time":"2026-08-14T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1786665600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":71,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["J Cardiothorac Surg"],"DOI":"10.1186\/s13019-026-04022-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]],"date-time":"2026-06-04T09:07:00Z","timestamp":1780564020000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A case of phlegmonous esophagitis complicated by pharyngeal infection: so-called descending necrotizing esophagitis"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Yoko","family":"Azuma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takashi","family":"Sakai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Satoshi","family":"Koezuka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Megumi","family":"Kusano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shumpei","family":"Kato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takahito","family":"Toba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akira","family":"Iyoda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"4022_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7147","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm12227147","volume":"12","author":"DH Jin","year":"2023","unstructured":"Jin DH, Woo W, Lee J, Moon DH, Lee S. Optimal Management of Patients with Phlegmonous Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med. 2023;12:7147.","journal-title":"J Clin Med"},{"key":"4022_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e403","DOI":"10.1016\/j.athoracsur.2020.08.101","volume":"111","author":"Y Saito","year":"2021","unstructured":"Saito Y, Asami M, Miki A, Ehara Y, Abe K, Mochiki M, et al. Deep neck infection complicated by phlegmonous esophagitis and mediastinitis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;111:e403\u20136.","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg"},{"key":"4022_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"125","DOI":"10.12659\/AJCR.902180","volume":"18","author":"YC Huang","year":"2017","unstructured":"Huang YC, Cheng CY, Liao CY, Hsueh C, Tyan YS, Ho SY. A rare case of acute phlegmonous esophagogastritis complicated with hypopharyngeal abscess and esophageal perforation. Am J Case Rep. 2017;18:125\u201330.","journal-title":"Am J Case Rep"},{"key":"4022_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"190","DOI":"10.2185\/jrm.5.190","volume":"5","author":"Y Inaba","year":"2010","unstructured":"Inaba Y, Tokano H, Ohtsu A, Kitamura K. A case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis penetrating to the esophagus. J Rural Med. 2010;5:190\u20133.","journal-title":"J Rural Med"},{"key":"4022_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"442","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejcts.2011.06.027","volume":"41","author":"PC Chang","year":"2012","unstructured":"Chang PC, Wang WL, Hwang TZ, Cheng YJ. Intramural dissection with mucosal rupture alleviating phlegmonous esophagitis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012;41:442\u20134.","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"4022_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1632","DOI":"10.21037\/qims-21-573","volume":"12","author":"Z Zhang","year":"2022","unstructured":"Zhang Z, Jiang M, Fang T, Tan W. Phlegmonous esophagitis with mediastinal abscess caused by pharyngeal abscess: a case description. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2022;12:1632\u20135.","journal-title":"Quant Imaging Med Surg"}],"container-title":["Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s13019-026-04022-y","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s13019-026-04022-y.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s13019-026-04022-y.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,13]],"date-time":"2026-08-13T22:37:51Z","timestamp":1786660671000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1186\/s13019-026-04022-y"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]]},"references-count":6,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,12]]}},"alternative-id":["4022"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13019-026-04022-y","relation":{},"ISSN":["1749-8090"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1749-8090","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]]},"assertion":[{"value":"27 April 2025","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"6 April 2026","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"4 June 2026","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images.","order":1,"name":"Ethics","label":"<b>Ethics approval and consent to participate<\/b>","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"The authors declare no competing interests.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","label":"<b>Competing interests<\/b>","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}}],"article-number":"563"}}