Airway obstruction associated with transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with a giant aortic pseudoaneurysm.

IMPLICATIONS: Airway compression from insertion of a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe has been mostly limited to pediatric patients. We present a case of TEE-associated airway obstruction in an adult patient undergoing surgery for repair of a giant ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm.