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Successful Thrombectomy for an Idiopathic Floating Ascending Aortic Thrombus
Philip Y.K. Pang, MD, Viswa B. Nathan, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages e245-e247 (September 2016) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 (A) Computed tomographic view of the abdomen showing multiple wedge-shaped infarcts (arrows) of the right kidney. (B) Transthoracic echocardiogram. Suprasternal notch view showing a highly mobile mass (arrow) measuring approximately 2.4 × 1.1 cm at the distal ascending aorta opposite the origin of the innominate artery. (Ao arch = aortic arch; Asc ao = ascending aorta; IA = innominate artery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e245-e247DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Computed tomographic scan of the chest. (A) Transverse view showing a 2.5 × 1.5 cm filling defect (arrow) in the distal ascending aorta. The aorta is not dilated. (B) Coronal view showing the same filling defect (arrow) in the distal ascending aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e245-e247DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 (A) Intraoperative view showing the thrombotic mass (arrow) at the distal ascending aorta. (B) Surgical specimen measuring 2.5 × 1.4 × 1.0 cm, which was confirmed to be a thrombus on histopathologic examination. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e245-e247DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions
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