• Kyobu Geka · Dec 1990

    Case Reports

    [A successful removal of a left atrial massive ball thrombus caused by mitral stenosis].

    • H Noda, F Mori, M Miyamoto, H Tsuboi, T Katoh, K Suzuki, K Esato, Y Furutani, H Ogawa, and M Matsuzaki.
    • First Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine.
    • Kyobu Geka. 1990 Dec 1; 43 (13): 1097-9.

    AbstractA 66-year-old female with a mitral stenosis and a left atrial massive ball thrombus is presented. She was admitted due to a transient right hemiplegia and a speech disturbance. This thrombus had been detected preoperatively by an echocardiogram and a left atriography. A mitral valve replacement using a Björk-Shiley valve 27 mm, accompanied with the removal of the thrombus was performed. The ball thrombus was dark red, 55 x 35 x 32 mm in size and 15 g in weight. After the surgery, the patient progressed well. Because of the high frequency of peripheral embolism and of sudden death, a left atrial ball thrombus should be removed immediately.

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