title: Intraluminal thrombus attached to the lesser curvature of the aortic arch and cerebral ischemic stroke after its surgical removal.
abstract: Some cases of thrombi at the ascending and descending aorta have been reported, but there are only a few reports of intraluminal aortic arch thrombi. Most intraluminal thrombi are associated with atherosclerotic lesions at the aortic wall. Here, we report a case of an intraluminal thrombus attached to the lesser curvature of the aortic arch. The thrombus was successfully and completely excised, and the pathologic study suggested no obvious atherosclerotic changes in the aortic wall. Two months after surgical removal of the thrombus, the patient suffered a severe cerebral ischemic stroke caused by a newly formed thromboembolism in the innominate artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xinjin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yuetang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Diancai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China. Electronic address: 13501075752@126.com.
authors.forename: Cuntao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed