title: [Multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in the study of expansive mediastinal processes compressing the right heart: a report of clinical cases].
abstract: In order to assess the role of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in detecting mediastinal masses and in evaluating the manifestations of cardiac compression due to tumoral growth, 3 cases of patients with right ventricular outflow obstruction are presented. In each of these patients transesophageal echocardiography provided an accurate evaluation of the hemodynamic consequences of the tumoral process.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi, Bari.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Memmola
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sollitto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Tullio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavallari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galiuto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iliceto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rizzon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Ecocardiografia transesofagea multiplanare nello studio dei processi espansivi del mediastino comprimenti il cuore destro: descrizione di casi clinici.