The assessment of the proximal left pulmonary artery by transesophageal echocardiography and computed tomography in neonates and infants: a case series.
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Abstract
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is often used during surgical repair of congenital heart disease. In our case series of 256 newborns and infants, we found that a left paracarinal view of TEE could visualize the proximal left pulmonary artery, a frequent blind spot for TEE, in most patients, except in a few cases with anatomic variations of the esophagus in the right lateral to the vertebra.
Medical subject headings
- Pulmonary Artery