title: What to do if a transesophageal echocardiography probe buckled in esophagus?
abstract: A 65-year-old man was consulted because of buckling of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe in the esophagus. A forward-viewing endoscope was inserted to the esophagus alongside the TEE probe. TEE probe was pushed to the stomach while the retroflexed tip portion was pushed by the endoscope in order to prevent retroflexion. The TEE probe was advanced into the stomach by this method where the buckled part was unfolded and then withdrawn. Cardiologists performing TEE and the referred gastroenterologists could perform such a method of solution in case of buckling of TEE probe in the esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dişibeyaz
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parlak
authors.forename: Aydın Şeref
authors.initials: AŞ
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Fatih Oğuz
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Önder
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Şahin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014159:Transducers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography