[Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism with Chiari Network:Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2023 Nov;76(12):1020-1023.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for dyspnea. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography( CT) revealed acute pulmonary artery thromboembolism. An echocardiogram showed a movable structure in the right atrium. Emergency surgery was performed under general anesthesia. The movable structure in the right atrium looked like a Chiari network with a diameter of over 5 cm, and no obvious thrombus was found. The patient had a good postoperative course and was discharged home on postoperative day 17. The Chiari network is a remnant structure of the fetal venous sinus valve, and its diagnosis was important for determining the appropriate treatment plan for this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Defects, Congenital*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / surgery
  • Thrombosis*