Figure 1
Figure 1. Preoperative CT scan showing a floating, pedunculated mass in the ascending aorta (A and B). Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the finding. The mass in located at the posterior wall of the aorta and floats in the bloodstream in a pulse-synchronized manner (C and D). Intraoperative photograph showing thrombus mass attached on the aorta (E). Patch repair after open thrombectomy (F).