Airway obstruction associated with transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with a giant aortic pseudoaneurysm.

Arima, Hajime; Sobue, Kazuya; Tanaka, Sayuki; Morishima, Tetsuro; Ando, Hiroshi; Katsuya, Hirotada · Anesth Analg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Airway compression from insertion of a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe has been mostly limited to pediatric patients. We present a case of TEE-associated airway obstruction in an adult patient undergoing surgery for repair of a giant ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm.

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