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Aortic Arch Floating Thrombus Complicated by Distal Embolization in a Patient with Malignancy
Joint Authors
Tigkiropoulos, Konstantinos
Lazaridis, Ioannis
Saratzis, Nikolaos
Tympanidou, Marianthi V.
Karamanos, Dimitrios
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Free floating thrombus of aortic arch in a minimally atherosclerotic or nonaneurysmal aorta is a rare disease entity which carries a potential risk of distal embolization with catastrophic consequences.
We present the case of a 52-years-old patient with ovarian cancer and aortic arch floating thrombus who initially managed with low molecular weight heparin and eventually undergone surgical thrombectomy of left external iliac and common femoral artery due to acute ischemia of left lower leg.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tigkiropoulos, Konstantinos& Karamanos, Dimitrios& Tympanidou, Marianthi V.& Saratzis, Nikolaos& Lazaridis, Ioannis. 2018. Aortic Arch Floating Thrombus Complicated by Distal Embolization in a Patient with Malignancy. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tigkiropoulos, Konstantinos…[et al.]. Aortic Arch Floating Thrombus Complicated by Distal Embolization in a Patient with Malignancy. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tigkiropoulos, Konstantinos& Karamanos, Dimitrios& Tympanidou, Marianthi V.& Saratzis, Nikolaos& Lazaridis, Ioannis. Aortic Arch Floating Thrombus Complicated by Distal Embolization in a Patient with Malignancy. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151595
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151595