title: Alteration of surgical management following intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with mobile left atrial thrombi embolized during anesthesia.
abstract: This report describes alteration of surgical management in a patient with a large free-floating ball thrombus in the left atrium, which was embolized before sternotomy as demonstrated by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. Due to new findings observed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, unnecessary sternotomy could be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jwha@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jong-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Namsik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Yong-Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Young-Ran
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Byung-Chul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Seung-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017128:Embolectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*