title: [Acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta].
abstract: Acute aortic occlusion is a rare event, usually related to atherosclerotic lesions, cardiac embolism or traumatic events. During the last twelve years, we observed 25 acute aortic occlusions: 12 patients (48%) were affected by aortic bifurcation embolism, and 13 patients (52%) by acute aortic thrombosis. There were 18 men (72%) and 7 women (28%) with a median age of 63 years. Severe cardiopathy was observed in 15 patients (60%). Twenty-four patients (96%) underwent surgical treatment: involvement of the renal arteries was found in only 2 cases (8%). We performed 14 aorto-femoral by-passes (58%). Operative mortality was 20%. Death was due to acute kidney failure in 2 cases and to heart infarction in 3 cases.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bortolani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erba
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Vandone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eusebio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boneschi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: L'occlusione acuta dell'aorta addominale.