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Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:310-311
© 1991 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Transesophageal echocardiography in acute aortic transection

I.F. Galvin, FRCSI*, I.W. Black, MB, BS, C.L. Lee, FRACP, D.A. Horton, FRACS

Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Medicine, The Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Accepted for publication July 25, 1990.

* Address reprint requests to Mr Galvin, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Sciences Building, The Prince Henry Hospital, Anzac Parade, Little Bay, NSW 2036, Australia.

Confirming the diagnosis of acute transection of the descending aorta can be problematic. Unnecessary patient movement and time delay are often associated with conventional investigations. We describe a patient in whom such an injury was clearly and quickly defined at the bedside by transesophageal echocardiography.




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