Delayed repair of esophageal perforation due to transoesophageal echocardiography

Delayed repair of esophageal perforation due to transoesophageal echocardiography

Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in cardiac surgery having only a few cases of serious complications reported in the literature. We report a novel case of delayed surgical repair of esophageal perforation due t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Monaldi archives for chest disease 2007-12, Vol.68 (4), p.239-240
Hauptverfasser: Omorphos, Savvas, Kotoulas, Christophoros, Homer, Jarrod James, McLaughlin, Kenneth Edward
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
CABG surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass
Drainage
echocardiography (transoesophageal)
Echocardiography, Transesophageal - adverse effects
Enteral Nutrition
Esophageal Perforation - diagnosis
Esophageal Perforation - etiology
Esophageal Perforation - surgery
Esophageal Perforation - therapy
esophagus
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intubation, Gastrointestinal
rupture (esophageal)
Surgical Flaps
Thoracotomy
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in cardiac surgery having only a few cases of serious complications reported in the literature. We report a novel case of delayed surgical repair of esophageal perforation due to transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery and reviewed the anecdotal literature.
ISSN:1122-0643
2465-1028
2532-5264
DOI:10.4081/monaldi.2007.444