Paradoxical embolism-in-transit: diagnosis and surgical treatment.
Paradoxical embolism-in-transit is an uncommon presentation of the thromboembolism complex. The advent of echocardiography has permitted its antemortem diagnosis and serves to guide treatment; this is illustrated by the case of a 51-year-old female who presented with paradoxical embolism-in-transit and pulmonary embolism following craniotomy. Echocardiography demonstrated mobile clot straddling the atrial septum and embolus in the right pulmonary artery. Surgery successfully removed all clots as demonstrated by intraoperative echocardiography, and the patient had an uneventful recovery.
Black
M D
MD
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario.
Masters
R G
RG
Sochowski
R A
RA
Higginson
L A
LA
Keon
W J
WJ
D003399:Craniotomy; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery