Surgical treatment for thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc; 31 (5), 2016
Abstract We present a case of a 41-year-old female with deep vein thrombosis after abdominal surgery. The patient quickly developed severe pulmonary embolism and stroke representative of paradoxical embolism. Echocardiography showed a thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale, which was confirmed intrao...
Abdomen/cirugÃa, Foramen Oval Permeable/diagnóstico por imagen, Foramen Oval Permeable/cirugÃa, Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico por imagen, Complicaciones Posoperatorias/cirugÃa, Embolia Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen, Embolia Pulmonar/cirugÃa, Trombosis de la Vena/diagnóstico por imagen, Trombosis de la Vena/cirugÃa