Intraoperative Diagnosis of an Unsuspected Left Atrial Myxoma by Transesophageal Echocardiography
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 94 (6) , 1458-1459
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000539-200206000-00013
Abstract
The authors report the intraoperative diagnosis using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) of an unsuspected myxoma in a patient admitted for an acute occlusion of the aorta, resulting in emergency excision of the atrial tumor. This observation illustrates the usefulness of intraoperative TEE examination to identify life-threatening pathology.Keywords
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