Esophageal perforation after transesophageal echocardiogram

Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-154

  Shapira, Michael Y ^a,c   Hirshberg, Boaz ^a   Agid, Ronit ^a   Zuckerman, Elena ^b   Caraco, Yoseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Esophageal leak; Iatrogenic; Shapira Bravermen sign

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033020831     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00797.x     Document Type: Article

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