Intraoperative esophageal dilation for TEE probe placement in a patient with an undiagnosed esophageal stricture

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-211

  Spence, Brian C ^a   Hartman, Gregg S ^a   Gosselin, Benoit J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal stricture; Esophagus; TEE placement; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 17444422866     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2004.11.047     Document Type: Article

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