Fistula between the abdominal aorta and a retroaortic left renal vein: a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Leonor Garbin Savarese,Valdair Francisco Muglia,Henrique Simão Trad,Edwaldo Edner Joviliano,Jorge Elias Junior

doi:10.1590/0100-3984.2016.0070

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Fistula between the abdominal aorta and a retroaortic left renal vein: a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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Because of the high risk of massive systemic embolization, it is considered necessary to treat a free-floating thrombus in the aortic arch
The purpose of this report was to describe a rare case of floating thrombus in the aortic arch with systemic embolization
Dear Editor, A 63-year-old man was referred to our hospital with abdominal pain, left varicocele, hematuria, and acute kidney injury

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Because of the high risk of massive systemic embolization, it is considered necessary to treat a free-floating thrombus in the aortic arch. The purpose of this report was to describe a rare case of floating thrombus in the aortic arch with systemic embolization. In the case reported here, the thrombus was treated successfully through surgery. 1. Kim SD, Hwang JK, Lee JH, et al Free floating thrombus of the aorta: an unusual cause of peripheral embolization.

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