TY - JOUR
T1 - Solitary liver mass detected by transesophageal echocardiography
AU - Oh, Y. J.
AU - Kim, J. Y.
AU - Kwak, Y. L.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a mainstay of cardiac surgery in the diagnosis of intracardiac and vascular lesions adjacent to the esophagus. In this case, we detected a liver mass during intraoperative TEE examination in a patient undergoing elective cardiac valve surgery. Preoperatively, the patient had normal liver function tests and no symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma. This mass was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma after the surgery and treated with transarterial chemoembolization. In conclusion, this case report outlines another potential application of intraoperative TEE extending its role outside the realm of cardiac surgery.
AB - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a mainstay of cardiac surgery in the diagnosis of intracardiac and vascular lesions adjacent to the esophagus. In this case, we detected a liver mass during intraoperative TEE examination in a patient undergoing elective cardiac valve surgery. Preoperatively, the patient had normal liver function tests and no symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma. This mass was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma after the surgery and treated with transarterial chemoembolization. In conclusion, this case report outlines another potential application of intraoperative TEE extending its role outside the realm of cardiac surgery.
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U2 - 10.1213/01.ANE.0000158463.70845.BE
DO - 10.1213/01.ANE.0000158463.70845.BE
M3 - Article
C2 - 16037137
AN - SCOPUS:22944477695
SN - 0003-2999
VL - 101
SP - 328
EP - 329
JO - Anesthesia and Analgesia
JF - Anesthesia and Analgesia
IS - 2
ER -