Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-induced Mallory-Weiss laceration in a patient who underwent aortic and mitral valve replacement: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S103
- Author:
Joo Yeon LEE
1
;
Dae Myoung JEONG
;
Sang Hyun LEE
;
Sangmin M LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sangminm.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intraoperative;
Mallory-Weiss laceration;
Transesophageal echocardiography
- MeSH:
Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
Humans;
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome;
Mitral Valve;
Organothiophosphorus Compounds;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010;59(Suppl):S103-S106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a relatively noninvasive and highly valuable diagnostic modality to monitor cardiac surgery. TEE is utilized to estimate the results of the surgical correction or the cardiac function on a real time basis. Accordingly, the frequency of TEE usage is increasing. Previous studies have shown low risk of TEE-associated complications; nonetheless, major gastrointestinal trauma can occur on a rare occasion. We herein present a case of Mallory-Weiss laceration after an intraoperative TEE examination.
