title: Acute ischemia of the lower legs from blunt abdominal trauma: an unusual cause of atheroembolism--case report.
abstract: A 79-year-old man sustained blunt abdominal trauma in an automobile crash, resulting in intra-abdominal bleeding and acute ischemia of the lower extremities. Angiography demonstrated occlusion of the popliteal arteries bilaterally. He died of multiple organ failure despite immediate surgical intervention. Pathologic examination revealed diffuse atheroembolism of the lower legs.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shindo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobori
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*