@article{Omorphos_Kotoulas_Homer_McLaughlin_2016, title={Delayed repair of esophageal perforation due to transoesophageal echocardiography}, volume={68}, url={https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/444}, DOI={10.4081/monaldi.2007.444}, abstractNote={Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in cardiac surgery having only a few cases of serious complications reported in the literature. We report a novel case of delayed surgical repair of esophageal perforation due to transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery and reviewed the anecdotal literature.}, number={4}, journal={Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease}, author={Omorphos, Savvas and Kotoulas, Christophoros and Homer, Jarrod James and McLaughlin, Kenneth Edward}, year={2016}, month={Jan.} }