Mallory-Weiss Tear Complicating Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

Abstract

During its brief history, the safety of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been attested to by the paucity of reported complications attributed to its use. We present a previously unreported case of a Mallory-Weiss type, distal esophageal tear occuring secondary to TEE monitoring in a patient undergoing aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass graft surgery