Splenic infarction caused by a large thoracic aortic thrombus

J Vasc Surg. 1997 Dec;26(6):1069-72. doi: 10.1016/s0741-5214(97)70022-3.

Abstract

We report on a patient with left upper quadrant pain as a result of splenic infarction; the patient was subsequently found to have a thoracoabdominal aortic thrombus extending through the celiac axis. The patient was successfully treated with an aortic thrombectomy guided by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic
  • Aortic Diseases / complications*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenic Infarction / etiology*
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging