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case_images: Computed tomography. A: Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) reconstruction image.. Untreated thoracic aortic aneurysm, 54mm diameter (blue arrow), and abdominal aortic aneurysm after stent graft insertion (red arrow).. B: CT cross-sectional image, C: CT coronal section image.. Abdominal aortic aneurysm after stent graft insertion, 60 mm diameter aneurysmal sac (asterisk).
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: Six months later, she was treated with percutaneous endoaneurysmal embolization for re-enlargement of the same site (Figure 1).
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case_images: Clinical course. In September, nausea and vomiting appeared with each hemodialysis session, and the patient's anemia and thrombocytopenia worsened. After diagnosis of HIT, the anticoagulant was changed to argatroban. Her symptoms rapidly resolved, but thrombocytopenia exacerbated. Therefore, plasma exchange was performed twice. Eventually, thrombocytopenia improved.. HIT: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, PE: plasma exchange, Hb: hemoglobin, Plt: platelets
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: As the platelet counts gradually declined again, another PE was performed and a remission of the disease was achieved (Figure 2).