Local Thrombus as an Isolated Sign of Traumatic Aortic Injury

Local Thrombus as an Isolated Sign of Traumatic Aortic Injury

We report an unusual case of blunt traumatic aortic injury in which a mobile thrombus located at the isthmus was the only abnormality detected by transesophageal echocardiography. The case illustrates the high sensitivity of this diagnostic tool in aortic trauma and underscores the possibility of fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002-01, Vol.19 (1), p.63-65
Hauptverfasser: Roisinblit, Jorge M., Allende, Norberto G., Neira, Jorge A., Torino, Augusto F., Karmazyn, Carlos, Pardo, Pablo, Scattini, Gabriel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
aorta
Aorta, Thoracic - injuries
Aspirin - administration & dosage
Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis - drug therapy
Thrombosis - etiology
thrombus
transesophageal echocardiography
trauma
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:We report an unusual case of blunt traumatic aortic injury in which a mobile thrombus located at the isthmus was the only abnormality detected by transesophageal echocardiography. The case illustrates the high sensitivity of this diagnostic tool in aortic trauma and underscores the possibility of finding infrequent evidence of injury in subtle aortic lesions.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00063.x