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Esophageal Perforation due to Transesophageal Echocardiogram: New Endoscopic Clip Treatment

Esophageal perforation due to transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) during cardiac surgery is rare. A 72-year-old female underwent TEE during an operation for aortic valve replacement. Further, the patient presented hematemesis. Gastroscopy revealed an esophageal bleeding ulcer. Endoscopic therapy wa...

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Autores principales: Robotis, John, Karabinis, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25120414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000365321