title: Calcified obstructive disease of the aortic isthmus.
abstract: A 52-year-old man presented with a calcified thrombus measuring 5 cm in length, which was responsible for obstruction of two-thirds of the aortic isthmus lumen. At operation the thrombus was seen to stem from an ulcerated plaque in the aortic wall, 4 mm in diameter. Six years later, his aortograms were normal. We believe the thrombus had an atheromatous origin.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, Caen, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maiza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alsweis
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed