Successful management of aortic thrombi resulting in spinal cord infarction in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and acute cholecystitis

A 74-year-old man with coronary artery disease was suffering from acute nonobstructive cholecystitis and was admitted to a nearby hospital. Dual antiplatelet (aspirin and ticlopidine) therapy was discontinued before preparation for surgical resection of the gall bladder. During his time in hospital...

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Main Authors: Izumi, Manabu, Teraoka, Shoko, Yamashita, Keisuke, Matsumoto, Kenji, Muronoi, Tomohiro, Izawa, Yoshimitsu, Yonekawa, Chikara, Ano, Masaki, Suzukawa, Masayuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658312/