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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Uvulitis: A Rare Complication After Transesophageal Probe Placement

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By Farzad Ebrahimi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiac Anesthesiology
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
University of Illinois at Chicago

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become an indispensable asset in the array of cardiac procedures. Although TEE offers invaluable insights during these interventions, its use is not without risk. Severe complications can ensue, some of which may even pose life-threatening situations.1 Thus, it is imperative for anesthesiologists to