Esophageal Perforation: A Rare Complication of Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with Asymptomatic Esophagitis

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a commonly used procedure in patients with suspected endocarditis. A rare but dreadful complication of this procedure is perforation of the esophagus. We report the case of an elderly female with multiple comorbidities, who presented with polyarticular septi...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Kabir, Lal, Yasir, Condron, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Published online: December, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23341798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000346311

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23341798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000346311

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