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Anesth Analg 2002;95:558-560
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Airway Obstruction Associated with Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with a Giant Aortic Pseudoaneurysm

Hajime Arima, MD*, Kazuya Sobue, MD PhD*, Sayuki Tanaka, MD*, Tetsuro Morishima, MD*, Hiroshi Ando, MD PhD*, and Hirotada Katsuya, MD PhD{dagger}

*Department of Anesthesia, Okazaki City Hospital; and {dagger}Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Hajime Arima, MD, Department of Anesthesia, Okazaki City Hospital, 3-1 Goshoai, Koryuji-cho, Okazaki 444-8553, Japan. Address e-mail to arima{at}sb starcat.ne.jp.

IMPLICATIONS: Airway compression from insertion of a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe has been mostly limited to pediatric patients. We present a case of TEE-associated airway obstruction in an adult patient undergoing surgery for repair of a giant ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm.




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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2002 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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