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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...
Autores principales: | Ahmed, Kabir, Lal, Yasir, Condron, Steven |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2012
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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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