Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2012 Jun;45(3):183-185. 10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.3.183.
Total Occlusion of the Abdominal Aorta Caused by Detachment of Cardiac Myxoma
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. pkt@medigate.net
- 2Department of Cardiology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.
- KMID: 1433659
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.3.183
Abstract
- Abdominal aortic occlusion (AAO) caused by detachment of cardiac myxoma (CM) is a very rare complication in patients with CM. Although the nature of CMs has been well established, detachment of CM may cause unexpected serious complications such as vicious embolic events. Actually, in several cases of AAO caused by detachment of CM, it has been reported that CM fragments easily migrated to the brain, heart, and lungs, and caused lifelong neurological complications despite appropriate surgical therapy. Herein, we report a case of a patient with AAO caused by detachment of CM who underwent CM excision and abdominal aortic thromboembolectomy. Additionally, we have presented the preoperative and postoperative images using 64-multidetector computed tomography.
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