The patent ductus arteriosus as a source of recurrent peripheral embolisations

A patient with a multiple peripheral embolisation of unknown origin is presented. Because of her extreme obesity, some diagnostic procedures could not be performed (CAT), and some were performed with great difficulty (conventional ECHO, DSA of the aorta). Transesophageal echocardiography was the key...

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Published inActa medica Croatica Vol. 47; no. 2; p. 101
Main Authors Strozzi, M, Sutlić, Z, Drinković, N, Sesto, M, Sokolić, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Croatia 1993
Subjects
Adult
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent - complications
Embolism - diagnosis
Embolism - etiology
Female
Humans
Obesity - complications
Recurrence
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Summary:A patient with a multiple peripheral embolisation of unknown origin is presented. Because of her extreme obesity, some diagnostic procedures could not be performed (CAT), and some were performed with great difficulty (conventional ECHO, DSA of the aorta). Transesophageal echocardiography was the key procedure in the diagnosis of the floating thrombotic mass in the descending aorta. A surgical operation was performed, and a thrombus was found in the aortic orifice of the hemodynamically insignificant patent ductus arteriosus. The patient has now been 18 months in good condition and free of thromboembolic events.
ISSN:1330-0164