Cor Vasa 2017, 59(3):e287-e290 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2016.12.003

Endovascular treatment of the malignant thrombus in the descending thoracic aorta

Michael Jonák^a, Ondrej Majchrák^a,*, Jiří Novotný^b, Olga Ternuscsák^a

^a Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Česká republika

^b Základna radiodiagnostiky a intervenční radiologie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Česká republika

Thrombus in the non-aneurysmal, non-atherosclerotic descending thoracic aorta (NAADTA) represents a rare source of peripheral arterial embolism. Despite being mostly asymptomatic process, its consequences can be very serious. In this case report, we described the case of a patient with malignant thrombus occurring in otherwise ''healthy'' descending thoracic aorta, already complicated by embolization into superior mesenteric artery, subsequently solved by stent graft implantation into the thoracic aorta.

Keywords: Embolization; Endovascular treatment; Non-aneurysmal, non-atherosclerotic descending thoracic aorta (NAADTA); Stent graft; Thrombus of thoracic aorta

Received: January 31, 2016; Accepted: December 19, 2016; Published: June 1, 2017  Show citation