title: Intraaortic mass after repair of an aortic dissection.
abstract: After graft repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm, a patient was seen by us with a chest x-ray film indicating a retained foreign body. Mediastinal exploration had been unrevealing. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated the nature and exact location of the foreign body and therefore was instrumental in directing its retrieval.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rosenzweig
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Colvin
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Leitman
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kronzon
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*