A technique for performing transesophageal echocardiography in patients with Zenker's diverticulum

Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 447-449

  Wells, Gretchen L ^a   Gilliam, John ^a   Kitzman, Dalane W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Transesophageal echocardiography; Zenker's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 0033930214     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01162.x     Document Type: Article

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