Role of endoscopic evaluation prior to diagnostic transesophageal echocardiography: Is it necessary?

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is often performed prior to transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) to evaluate for esophageal pathologies. Although TEE is a safe procedure, some contraindications exist, such as esophageal varices. The incidence of bleeding with TEE is <0.01%, w...

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Autores principales: Sandhu, Sunny, Alhankawi, Dhuha, Roytman, Marina, Jain, Ratnali, Prajapati, Devang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9446391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12792

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9446391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12792

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