Foreign body located intraoperatively using transesophageal echocardiography

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Jun;28(3):852-3. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.11.009. Epub 2014 Mar 20.

Authors

Brett Cronin¹, Liem Nguyen², Gerard Manecke², Victor Pretorius², Dalia Banks², Timothy Maus²

Affiliations

¹ Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

PMID: 24656618
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.11.009

No abstract available

Keywords: IVC filter; TEE; abdominal aorta; foreign body; inferior vena cava; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical Errors
Radiography
Thromboembolism / complications
Thromboembolism / diagnostic imaging
Vena Cava Filters / adverse effects