SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL EMBOLECTOMY UNDER TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC GUIDANCE IN PULMONARY-EMBOLISM - CASE-REPORTS

Authors
OKURA H YOSHIDA K SHOMURA T YOSHIKAWA J
Citation
H. Okura et al., SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL EMBOLECTOMY UNDER TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC GUIDANCE IN PULMONARY-EMBOLISM - CASE-REPORTS, Vascular surgery, 31(2), 1997, pp. 187-190
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Vascular surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00422835
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
187 - 190
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-2835(1997)31:2<187:SSEUTE>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The authors present 2 cases of acute pulmonary embolism in which intra operative transesophageal echocardiography guided successful surgical embolectomy. In their experiences, transesophageal echocardiography wa s a safe and useful method of visualizing and detecting mobile thrombi in the operating room. Thus, it should be used as an intraoperative g uidance for surgical embolectomy.