The assessment of the proximal left pulmonary artery by transesophageal echocardiography and computed tomography in neonates and infants: A case series
Journal
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Journal Volume
93
Journal Issue
3
Pages
594-597
Date Issued
2001
Author(s)
Abstract
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is often used during surgical repair of congenital heart disease. In our case series of 256 newborns and infants, we found that a left paracarinal view of TEE could visualize the proximal left pulmonary artery, a frequent blind spot for TEE, in most patients, except in a few cases with anatomic variations of the esophagus in the right lateral to the vertebra.
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Other Subjects
anatomical variation; article; computer assisted tomography; congenital heart disease; controlled study; female; human; infant; intermethod comparison; major clinical study; male; newborn; open heart surgery; priority journal; pulmonary artery; transesophageal echocardiography
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Type
journal article