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- S A Olenchock, J J Lukaszczyk, J Reed, and T E Theman.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2001 Dec 1; 72 (6): 2141-3.
AbstractA 55-year-old woman underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair using intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Postoperatively she had hemodynamic instability associated with an increase in abdominal size and a drop in hemoglobin. At laparotomy, a splenic hilar laceration was discovered, which was presumed to be associated with intraoperative TEE. She underwent emergent splenectomy. This case demonstrates that although rare, serious complications can occur with TEE.
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