Esophageal Perforation: A Rare Complication of Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with Asymptomatic Esophagitis
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a commonly used procedure in patients with suspected endocarditis.A rare but dreadful complication of this procedure is perforation of the esophagus.We report the case of an elderly female with multiple comorbidities, who presented with polyarticular septic arthritis.TEE was performed to rule out POS endoca