Obstruction of a Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve by an Aspergillus Mycotic Thrombus Mimicking Massive Pulmonary Embolus Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD, Mansour Al-joufan, MD, Ahmad Al-Omrani, MD, Ziad Bulbul, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 1, Pages e5-e6 (July 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.052 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Chest computed tomographic scan showing a large thrombus obstructing the main pulmonary artery and proximal branches mimicking saddle embolus. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e5-e6DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.052) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The gross specimen showing a 3.3 × 2.2-cm thrombus filling the stented valve with broken struts. (A) Intact specimen. (B) Inside view of the opened stent. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e5-e6DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.052) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions