Multiorgan emboli due to an intraluminal thrombus from frozen elephant trunk
Multiorgan emboli due to an intraluminal thrombus from frozen elephant trunk
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DOI:
10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107316
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发表时间:
2021-01-14
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Fukuda, Ikuo
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作者:
Imamura, Yuki;Kowatari, Ryosuke;Fukuda, Ikuo
The impact of kinking of the nonstented part of a frozen elephant trunk on the development of adverse effects is unclear. We report a case of an infected thrombus within the kinked nonstented portion of the frozen elephant trunk that resulted in multiorgan embolization. A 45-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of high-grade fever and fatigue. He had undergone emergent total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk implantation for type A acute aortic dissection 7 years previously. Computed tomography showed an intraluminal thrombus within the kinked nonstented portion of the frozen elephant trunk. An autopsy also showed an intraluminal thrombus within the graft and diffuse microembolization in the abdominal organs. Therefore, in this case, kinking of the nonstented part of the frozen elephant trunk had resulted in an infected intraluminal thrombus, which subsequently caused multiorgan embolization.(c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.