21. EUS has the highest yield in the posterior inferior mediastinum , and EBUS is strongest for the superior anterior mediastinum. 22. EUS has the highest yield in the posterior inferior mediastinum, and EBUS is strongest for the superior anterior mediastinum . 23. The mediastinal pleura attaches to the other organs in the mediastinum and forms the separating lateral wall. 24. Mediastinitis is inflammation of the tissues in the mediastinum , usually bacterial and due to rupture of organs in the mediastinum. 25. Mediastinitis is inflammation of the tissues in the mediastinum, usually bacterial and due to rupture of organs in the mediastinum . 26. There are many diseases that can present with a widened mediastinum ( usually found via a chest x-ray ). 27. If the duct is disrupted posteriorly, the secretions leak through the retroperitoneum into the mediastinum via the aortic or esophageal hiatus. 28. On X-rays, the inflammation and widening of the mediastinum appear as a white swath down the middle of the chest. 29. Germ cell tumors are generally located in the gonads but can also appear in the abdomen, pelvis, mediastinum , or brain. 30. Because serious infections of teeth can spread down this space into the posterior mediastinum , it is often confused with the danger space.
