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Thrombus originating from frayed distal edge of an aortic stent-graft

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An 87-year-old woman who had undergone a stent-graft repair of a descending aortic aneurysm had additional stent-graft implantation for endoleak. The postoperative course was eventful reflecting her preexisting multiple organ disorder, and despite intensive treatment over a span of 2 months, she died of disseminated intravascular coagulation due to intestinal ischemia. Autopsy revealed a thrombus originating from the frayed distal edge of the graft Although the relation between intestinal ischemia and the thrombus remains to be proven, this is considered a vital finding.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8655, Tokyo, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Taketani MD, Tetsuro Morota MD, Ko Shibata MD, Yutaka Kotsuka MD & Shinichi Takamoto MD

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Taketani, T., Morota, T., Shibata, K. et al. Thrombus originating from frayed distal edge of an aortic stent-graft. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 52, 95–97 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-004-0094-z

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