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Primary Aortic Mural Thrombus: Presentation and Treatment

Primary Aortic Mural Thrombus: Presentation and Treatment = 6) were kept in a database and were reviewed for presentation, treatment, and follow-up. The median age was 41 and five patients were male. Angiography, computed tomography, and/or magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated one or more aortic sessile or pedunculated thrombus(i) without associated atherosclerotic disease. In two cases, a retropancreatic intraaortic mural thrombus was associated with severe pancreatitis. All other cases presented with acute lower-limb emboli requiring limb salvage embolectomy. Because of significant patient illness, systemic anticoagulation was chosen acutely to prevent recurrent emboli. Interestingly, serial studies demonstrated aortic thrombus resolution. Failure to continue warfarin therapy resulted in recurrent problems (n= 1) unless the instigating event had resolved (n= 3). There were no deaths or amputations. We concluded that surgical embolectomy, when required, with subsequent anticoagulation, results in limb salvage and allows for eventual resolution of the primary aortic thrombus. Long-term anticoagulation is required unless the etiologic process resolves. The literature describes patients with atherosclerosis and overlying thrombus but fails to describe the approach to patients with primary thrombus formation. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Vascular Surgery Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 by Annals of Vascular Surgery Inc.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Abdominal Surgery
ISSN
0890-5096
eISSN
1615-5947
DOI
10.1007/s100169900220
pmid
9878657
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Abstract

= 6) were kept in a database and were reviewed for presentation, treatment, and follow-up. The median age was 41 and five patients were male. Angiography, computed tomography, and/or magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated one or more aortic sessile or pedunculated thrombus(i) without associated atherosclerotic disease. In two cases, a retropancreatic intraaortic mural thrombus was associated with severe pancreatitis. All other cases presented with acute lower-limb emboli requiring limb salvage embolectomy. Because of significant patient illness, systemic anticoagulation was chosen acutely to prevent recurrent emboli. Interestingly, serial studies demonstrated aortic thrombus resolution. Failure to continue warfarin therapy resulted in recurrent problems (n= 1) unless the instigating event had resolved (n= 3). There were no deaths or amputations. We concluded that surgical embolectomy, when required, with subsequent anticoagulation, results in limb salvage and allows for eventual resolution of the primary aortic thrombus. Long-term anticoagulation is required unless the etiologic process resolves. The literature describes patients with atherosclerosis and overlying thrombus but fails to describe the approach to patients with primary thrombus formation.

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Annals of Vascular SurgerySpringer Journals

Published: Apr 28, 2014

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