Role of transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with an initially
misdiagnosed acute pulmonary embolism: a case report
- Mohamed Aziz Daghmouri
, - Maroua Oueslati ,
- Mohamed Amine Tarhouni ,
- Sameh Zakhama ,
- Olfa Faten,
- Lotfi Rebai
Maroua Oueslati
Centre de Traumatologie et des Grands Brules
Author ProfileMohamed Amine Tarhouni
Centre de Traumatologie et des Grands Brules
Author ProfileSameh Zakhama
Centre de Traumatologie et des Grands Brules
Author ProfileLotfi Rebai
University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Medicine of Tunis
Author ProfileAbstract
Chest CT angiography is considered as the gold standard for the
diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism. However, echocardiography could
be useful especially in cases of high suspicion with normal CT scan or
for patient with hemodynamic instability.
