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Recurrent embolism caused by floating thrombus originating from the ligamentum arteriosum
Yasutaka Hirata1, Minoru Ono, Tetsuro Morota
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. h-yasu@f4.dion.ne.jp
Abstract:
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.