Intraoperative 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography for Early Detection of Pulmonary Vascular Complications in Lung Transplantation: A Case-Based Teaching Series

Ashley Virginia Fritz, Faiz R. Saleem, Wesley L. Allen, Emily Paige Stephenson, Archer Kilbourne Martin, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Published online on April 13, 2026

Abstract

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Ahead of Print.
Lung transplantation presents numerous intraoperative challenges, particularly related to pulmonary artery and vein anastomotic integrity and hemodynamic stability. We present 3 cases where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provided ...