Mass Lesions That Almost Fill the Ascending Aorta: When to Operate?

Although anticoagulation can be an option for the resolution of thrombus, surgical removal is a definite treatment for removing mass lesions, especially in patients with unknown pathology. The present case report demonstrates the surgical removal of a sarcoma of the ascending aorta after the failure...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, Ji-Yeon, Kim, So-Yun, Shim, Man-Shik, Park, Jae-Hyeong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34693355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.011
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Sumario:Although anticoagulation can be an option for the resolution of thrombus, surgical removal is a definite treatment for removing mass lesions, especially in patients with unknown pathology. The present case report demonstrates the surgical removal of a sarcoma of the ascending aorta after the failure of anticoagulation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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