title: Trans-oesophageal echo in patients with vertebral osteophytes: not a harmless procedure.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK. Drhany.elsayed@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Hany
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.forename: Kandadai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rammohan
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shackcloth
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects