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Subglottic stenosis associated with transesophageal echocardiography
J H Liu1, C J Hartnick, M J Rutter
1Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. liuent@msn.com
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|September 21, 2000
Abstract:
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is used extensively to assess cardiac function and anatomical relationships in both adults and children. Although considered a noninvasive procedure, TEE in infants and small children may result in airway complications. A patient who developed subglottic stenosis after the use of TEE during a cardiac procedure is reported.