title: Endovascular therapy for symptomatic mobile thrombus of infrarenal abdominal aorta.
abstract: Mobile thrombus is a rare cause of distal arterial embolization. We report 2 cases of mobile thrombus of the abdominal aorta leading to distal embolization. Both patients were successfully treated with endovascular exclusion of the thrombus and distal embolectomy. Endovascular exclusion of a mobile thrombus of the abdominal aorta is a significantly less invasive alternative to open abdominal aorta thrombectomy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luckeroth
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steppacher
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rohrer
authors.forename: Mohammad H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Eslami
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*