title: Atrial myxoma presenting as total occlusion of the abdominal aorta and its major four branches.
abstract: The presentations of cardiac myxoma are diverse, from asymptomatic to a variety of symptoms due to embolization. Occlusion of abdominal aortic bifurcation by straddled myxoma is not common; however, obstructive level above renal artery is very rare. We present a patient with cardiac myxoma who presented with acute onset of paraplegia. The aorta was occluded from the level of the liver dome to the renal arteries, and catastrophic outcome (ischemia/reperfusion) following its removal.
authors: Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Chun-Yang
authors: CY
authors: Huang
authors: Yu-Yao
authors: YY
authors: Chang
authors: Ming-Yu
authors: MY
authors: Hsieh
authors: Chiao-Po
authors: CP
authors: Hsu
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*