The detection of a retained sponge in the aorta by transesophageal echocardiography

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Apr;24(2):314-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.10.006. Epub 2008 Jan 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Surgical Sponges*