Splenic infarction caused by a large thoracic aortic thrombus

We report on a patient with left upper quadrant pain as a result of splenic infarction; the patient was subsequently found to have a thoracoabdominal aortic thrombus extending through the celiac axis. The patient was successfully treated with an aortic thrombectomy guided by intraoperative transesop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vascular surgery 1997-12, Vol.26 (6), p.1069-1072
Hauptverfasser:	Agolini, Stefano F., Shah, Kamalesh T., Goodreau, James J., McLoughlin, Thomas M., Sinclair, Michael C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Diseases - complications Aortic Diseases - diagnostic imaging Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the aorta Echocardiography, Transesophageal Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Splenic Infarction - etiology Thrombosis - complications Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on a patient with left upper quadrant pain as a result of splenic infarction; the patient was subsequently found to have a thoracoabdominal aortic thrombus extending through the celiac axis. The patient was successfully treated with an aortic thrombectomy guided by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. (J Vasc Surg 1997;26:1069-72.)
ISSN:	0741-5214 1097-6809
DOI:	10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70022-3