DeVille J B, Corley D, Jin B S, de Castro C M, Hall R J, Wilansky S
Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, USA.
Tex Heart Inst J. 1995;22(2):134-7.
Transesophageal echocardiography and 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography have proved to be extremely valuable in the diagnosis of cardiac masses. In this report, we review the echocardiographic findings, clinical history, and histopathologic findings in 21 patients with intracardiac masses who underwent transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, or both, at our institution. Of these patients, 14 had benign masses and 7 had malignant tumors. The potential role of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with intracardiac masses is discussed. We believe that transesophageal echocardiography offers the cardiologist and cardiovascular surgeon the capability of more accurate preoperative and intraoperative assessment of cardiac masses.
经食管超声心动图和二维经胸超声心动图已被证明在心脏肿物的诊断中极具价值。在本报告中，我们回顾了在我院接受经胸超声心动图、经食管超声心动图或两者检查的21例心内肿物患者的超声心动图表现、临床病史及组织病理学发现。这些患者中，14例为良性肿物，7例为恶性肿瘤。讨论了经食管超声心动图在心脏肿物患者诊断和治疗中的潜在作用。我们认为经食管超声心动图为心脏病专家和心血管外科医生提供了更准确地进行心脏肿物术前和术中评估的能力。
