Surgical treatment of a floating thrombus of the ascending aorta causing repeated arterial embolisms

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Hicham LabsailiPascal Leprince

Abstract

Floating thrombus of the ascending aorta is a rare and often ignored cause of peripheral embolic events. We report the observation of a patient presenting recurrent peripheral embolic demonstrations: acute ischemia of the right lower limb complicated of a thigh amputation and transient cerebrovascular accident. The assessment by angioscanner highlighted a 40-mm thrombus of the ascending aorta. The thrombus was removed surgically. This diagnosis should not be ignored in the assessment of an embolic pathology with the risk of severe functional after-effects caused by an important diagnostic delay.

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Dec 13, 2019·Journal of Cardiac Surgery·Alex R DalalJohn W MacArthur
May 21, 2017·Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery·Gijs Eduard de MaatEhsan Natour
Nov 30, 2020·Annals of Vascular Surgery·Yen-Yu ChenFan-Yen Lee

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