title: Transesophageal echocardiography evaluation of the thoracic aorta.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be used to identify risk factors such as aortic atherosclerosis [2] before any sort of surgical manipulations involving aorta and its related structures. TEE has become an important noninvasive tool to diagnose acute thoracic aortic pathologies. TEE evaluation of endoleaks helps early detection and immediate corrective interventions. TEE is an invaluable imaging modality in the management of aortic pathology. TEE has to a large extent improved the patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Seniore Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist Intensivist, Isala Sophia, Zwolle, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arno
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nierich
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans