title: Aortic occlusion following blunt trauma of the abdomen.
abstract: Blunt injuries to the abdominal aorta with initial survival are rare. Two cases of blunt aortic occlusion are reported: one with acute abdominal symptoms and leg ischemia and one with delayed intermittent claudication. The first patient died 9 days postinjury with possible sepsis and bronchopneumonia. The second presented with delayed symptoms 9 years postinjury: fibrous thickening of the intima, a dense, fibrous band around the aorta and left renal vein. After a Dacron graft from the descending thoracic aorta to the external iliac arteries the patient recovered and is employed full time.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*