title: Bleeding from a tear in the gastric mucosa caused by transoesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery: effective haemostasis by endoscopic argon plasma coagulation.
abstract: We present an unusual complication of transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) during cardiac surgery. Although the patient had no oesophageal or gastrointestinal disease, a gastric mucosal tear of approximately 2 cm long occurred in the mucosa just distal to the gastrooesophageal junction caused by the TOE probe. Bleeding from the tear was stopped using endoscopic argon plasma coagulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyooka
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001128:Argon