title: Local thrombus as an isolated sign of traumatic aortic injury.
abstract: We report an unusual case of blunt traumatic aortic injury in which a mobile thrombus located at the isthmus was the only abnormality detected by transesophageal echocardiography. The case illustrates the high sensitivity of this diagnostic tool in aortic trauma and underscores the possibility of finding infrequent evidence of injury in subtle aortic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department and Intensive Care Unit, Sanatorio de la Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina. rosinblit@intramed.net.ar
authors.forename: Jorge M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roisinblit
authors.forename: Norberto G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Allende
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Neira
authors.forename: Augusto F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Torino
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karmazyn
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scattini
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin