title: Intraoperative diagnosis of an unsuspected left atrial myxoma by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: The authors report the intraoperative diagnosis using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) of an unsuspected myxoma in a patient admitted for an acute occlusion of the aorta, resulting in emergency excision of the atrial tumor. This observation illustrates the usefulness of intraoperative TEE examination to identify life-threatening pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University Hospital of Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France. alexandre.ouattara@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouattara
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boccara
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiche
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coriat
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology