title: Delayed repair of esophageal perforation due to transoesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in cardiac surgery having only a few cases of serious complications reported in the literature. We report a novel case of delayed surgical repair of esophageal perforation due to transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery and reviewed the anecdotal literature.
authors: Cardiothoracic Surgery Dept, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors: Savvas
authors: S
authors: Omorphos
authors: Christophoros
authors: C
authors: Kotoulas
authors: Jarrod James
authors: JJ
authors: Homer
authors: Kenneth Edward
authors: KE
authors: McLaughlin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004322:Drainage; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome