title: Esophageal stents for iatrogenic esophageal perforations during cardiac surgery.
abstract: 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 series of two cases of esophageal perforation by echoprobe during cardiac surgery treated successfully by endoscopic stenting are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. ahmad_sabry_cts@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmed S E
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ramadan
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanidis
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ngatchou
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: LeMoine
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Canniere
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jansens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents