TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN AN OPERATION FOR PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION

Authors
ALMEIDA AA THOMSON HL BURSTOW DJ TAM RKW
Citation
Aa. Almeida et al., TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN AN OPERATION FOR PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(1), 1998, pp. 267-268
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
267 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:1<267:TEIAOF>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Transesophageal echocardiography has been described as a useful tool i n the diagnosis of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We describe a case in which intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was us ed to aid localization and ensure complete surgical ligation. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.