Transesophageal Echocardiogram Causing Denture Dislodgement With Upper Airway Partial Obstruction

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 754.e1-754.e2

  Ahmed, Najeeb ^a   Shaikh, Azim ^a  

^a Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentures; Foreign body; Partial airway obstruction; TEE; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTURE; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MOUTH PROTECTOR; SOFT TISSUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; X RAY;

EID: 67349111307     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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