Hirata Yasutaka, Ono Minoru, Morota Tetsuro, Takamoto Shinichi
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003 Sep;24(3):452-4. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00324-5.
Few patients with an embolism derived from apparently normal thoracic aorta with no other disease have been reported. We were presented with a case of a floating thrombus originating from the ligamentum arteriosum that caused multiple embolic episodes in the bilateral common iliac and superior mesenteric arteries. From our findings, we recommend a surgical approach for a floating thrombus in the aorta to prevent further embolism.
