Airway obstruction associated with transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with a giant aortic pseudoaneurysm.
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.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Aneurysm, False
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal