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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Chronic mediastinitis was first described by Dr. Thomas T. Whipham, MD, a British physician, in 1899.

Historical Perspective

Chronic mediastinitis was first described by Dr. Thomas T. Whipham, MD, a British physician, in 1899.