Anesth Analg 2000;91:1137-1138
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Reversible Tricuspid Valve Obstruction During Removal of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Intracardiac Tumor Extension
Kenji Takeda, MD,
Shigehito Sawamura, MD,
Hisayoshi Tamai, MD,
Reiko Hagihara, MD, and
Kazuo Hanaoka, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Shigehito Sawamura, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo University Hospital, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655. Address e-mail to sawamura-ane{at}h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Implications: Transesophageal echocardiography was used to identify and guide management of reversible tricuspid valve obstruction by a tumor mass during surgical removal of a renal cell carcinoma.
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