Spontaneous Thrombosis of the Aortic Arch After Outpatient Urologic Procedure
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Kerenick, Dean; Clore, Josh; Jakubowski, Julian
A healthy, 42-year-old woman presented to a local community hospital with abdominal pain and left arm pain after laser stone ablation and ureteral stenting performed earlier that day. She was diagnosed with a spontaneous aortic thrombus and embolization of the radial, ulnar and splenic arteries and transferred to a tertiary care facility for cardiothoracic surgery evaluation. This case report discusses her emergency department course, disposition, and one-year outcome.