A.Marc Gillinov, MD, Gosta Pettersson, MD, Thomas W. Rice, MD

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Esophageal injury during radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation A.Marc Gillinov, MD, Gosta Pettersson, MD, Thomas W. Rice, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 122, Issue 6, Pages 1239-1240 (December 2001) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.118041 Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Esophagogram demonstrating extravasation of contrast medium (arrow) at the level of the carina. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1239-1240DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.118041) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions