Detection of mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta has become increasingly higher after any embolic event. Although the indication for treatment remains controversial, there is a growing interest about the ethiopathogenesis of this rare entity, and to define proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The purpose of this article was to review the current management strategies and follow-up results of this rare pathology.

Mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta: Management and treatment review / G. Piffaretti, M. Tozzi, G. Mariscalco, A. Bacuzzi, C. Lomazzi, N. Rivolta, G. Carrafiello, P. Castelli. - In: VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 1538-5744. - 42:5(2008), pp. 405-411.

Mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta: Management and treatment review

G. Carrafiello
Penultimo
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2008

Abstract

Detection of mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta has become increasingly higher after any embolic event. Although the indication for treatment remains controversial, there is a growing interest about the ethiopathogenesis of this rare entity, and to define proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The purpose of this article was to review the current management strategies and follow-up results of this rare pathology.
mobile thrombus; thoracic aorta; stent-graft
Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia
2008
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