Esophageal perforation after perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: a case report
Abstract Background Transesophageal echocardiography is widely used in cardiac surgery. Transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion and manipulation can injure the esophagus. Case presentation A 76-year-old Asian man was admitted to our hospital for coronary artery bypass graft revascularizatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-016-1131-0 |