Giant Aortic Thrombus in the Ascending Aorta and Perforation of Bowel Associated With Cocaine Use Shi Sum Poon, MBChB, Omar Nawaytou, MD, Alfred Hing, FRACS, Mark Field, FRCS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 3, Pages e219-e220 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.033 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomography revealed the presence of a mass at the ascending aorta extending into the aortic arch. (Left image = coronal view; right image = axial view.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, e219-e220DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.033) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (Left) Aortotomy revealed the presence of a giant floating, near-occlusive aortic thrombus. (Right) A 70 × 55-mm specimen was excised as shown. The histopathology report confirmed the mass as an organized thrombus with no evidence of neoplasia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, e219-e220DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.033) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions