Esophageal rupture: a severe complication of transesophageal echocardiography

Esophageal rupture: a severe complication of transesophageal echocardiography

Since when the first transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was undertaken in 1975, technological advances have made this diagnostic modality more reliable. TEE indications became widespread in cardiac and non-cardiac surgeries, intensive care units, and ambulatory clinics. The procedure is generall...

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Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines, João Augusto Santos Martines, José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2012-09-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Echocardiography
transesophageal
Mediastinitis
Esophagus
Iatrogenic disease.
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/48213

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