Intraaortic mass after repair of an aortic dissection.
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.
Rosenzweig
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BP
Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
Colvin
S B
SB
Leitman
B S
BS
Kronzon
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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*