S3423 A Delayed Presentation of Esophageal Bleeding Secondary to Transesophageal Echocardiography
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Transesophageal echocardiography in patients with esophageal varices.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has proved invaluable in the evaluation of a number of conditions, including stroke, endocarditis, prosthetic valves, and acute aortic syndromes, as well as in the preoperative and perioperative evaluation of valvular heart disease. The value of TEE must of course be balanced against the risk of performing the procedure. The insertion and manipulation of a...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0002-9270,1572-0241
DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000715740.11262.80