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SUBMITTER: Agarwal S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5914228 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of cardiac anaesthesia 20180401 2
A 74-year-old female underwent an uneventful bilateral thoracoscopic maze procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation with continuous transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) guidance. She presented six weeks later with persistent fever and focal neurological signs. Computed tomography of the thorax revealed air in the posterior LA, raising suspicion for an abscess versus an atrioesophageal fistula (AEF). Before undergoing an exploratory median sternotomy, an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was ...[more]