Splenic and mesenteric emboli in a patient with protruding aortic arch atheroma

Autor:	Lee H. Goldstein, Walid Saliba, Joel Sayfan, Mazen Elias, T. Eliasberg, Lev Bloch
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Aortic arch medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.disease Resection medicine.anatomical_structure Atheroma Embolism Treatment modality Splenic infarction medicine.artery cardiovascular system Internal Medicine medicine Thoracic aorta cardiovascular diseases Radiology business Artery
Zdroj:	European Journal of Internal Medicine. 15:398-400
ISSN:	0953-6205
DOI:	10.1016/j.ejim.2004.07.004
Popis:	Protruding atheromas in the thoracic aorta are an important cause of embolic disease. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the modality of choice for diagnosis of these lesions. We present a patient with splenic infarction in whom TEE revealed a large mobile atheroma in the aortic arch. A few hours following the disappearance of this mass from the aortic arch, the patient developed mesenteric artery embolism requiring subtotal small-bowel resection. We discuss the importance of the aortic arch as a source of peripheral emboli and the treatment modalities in these patients.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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