Floating thrombus in the aortic arch identified by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.

Asian J Surg

Department of Anesthesiology, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 758 Hefei Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266035, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: July 2024


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