Endovascular treatment for mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Vascular Surgery-Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.

Published: October 2007

Detection levels of mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta have greatly increased after any embolic event. Although the indication for treatment remains controversial, there is a growing interest about the etiopathogenesis of this rare entity and to define proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. We present a case of mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta causing recurrent peripheral emboli managed with endovascular stent graft.

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