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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1034-1036
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Esophageal Stents for Iatrogenic Esophageal Perforations During Cardiac Surgery

Ahmed S.E. Ramadan, MDa,*, Constantin Stefanidis, MDa, William Ngatchou, MDa, Olivier LeMoine, MD, PhDb, Didier De Canniere, MD, PhDa, Jean-Luc Jansens, MDa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
b Department of Gasteroenterology, Erasme Hospital, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Accepted for publication April 13, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Ramadan, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Lennik Road 808, Brussels, 1070, Belgium (Email: ahmad_sabry_cts{at}yahoo.com).

The usefulness and safety of transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery have been well described in the literature. However, rare complications of this procedure can occur and should be familiar to surgeons and anesthesiologists. A series of two cases of esophageal perforation by echoprobe during cardiac surgery treated successfully by endoscopic stenting are reported.






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