Airway obstruction associated with transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with a giant aortic pseudoaneurysm.
Airway compression from insertion of a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe has been mostly limited to pediatric patients. We present a case of TEE-associated airway obstruction in an adult patient undergoing surgery for repair of a giant ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm.
Department of Anesthesia, Okazaki City Hospital, 3-1 Goshoai, Koryuji-cho, Okazaki 444-8553, Japan. arima@sb.starcat.ne.jp
Hajime
H
Arima
Kazuya
K
Sobue
Sayuki
S
Tanaka
Tetsuro
T
Morishima
Hiroshi
H
Ando
Hirotada
H
Katsuya
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed