Esophageal perforation by echoprobe during cardiac surgery: treatment by endoscopic stenting.
The usefulness and safety of transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery have been well described in the literature. However, rare complications of this procedure can occur and should be familiar to surgeons and anesthesiologists. A case of esophageal perforation by echoprobe during coronary artery bypass grafting treated successfully by endoscopic stenting is reported.
Nana
Albert M
AM
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Stefanidis
Constantin
C
Chami
Jean-Pierre
JP
Deviere
Jacques
J
Barvais
Luc
L
De Smet
Jean-Marie
JM
D000368:Aged; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible