Esophageal rupture: a severe complication of transesophageal echocardiography

• Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), João Augusto Santos Martines (Author), José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since when the first transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was undertaken in 1975, technological advances have made this diagnostic modality more reliable. TEE indications became widespread in cardiac and non-cardiac surgeries, intensive care units, and ambulatory clinics. The procedure is generall...