Embolus-in-transit

Lee, A.B.; Thurston, R.S.; Berry, B.E.; Lee, A.B; Thurston, R.S; Berry, B.E

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Embolus-in-transit

Lee, A.B.; Thurston, R.S.; Berry, B.E.

Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society Official Organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society 159(2): 101-103

2007

ISSN/ISBN: 0024-6921

PMID: 17539493

Document Number: 608550

Embolus-in-transit leading to a paradoxical embolus or a pulmonary embolus is an uncommon phenomenon that requires a high degree of suspicion to make a clinical diagnosis. We present three interesting cases that have been encountered in our practice and describe the surgical treatment undertaken to correct the problem.