title: Abdominal aortic occlusion of young adults.
abstract: The occlusion of the infrarenal aorta is a rare event, which is potentially life threatening. We present the case of a heavy smoking, 35-year-old woman who was referred to the emergency department of our hospital because of sudden abdominal pain and urinary incontinence. She also complained of a two-year history of bilateral intermittent claudication. A computerized tomography revealed the thrombosis of the abdominal aorta and of both iliac arteries. Treatment consists of an aortoiliac thromboendarterectomy (AITE). For young patients with atheromatous occlusive disease of the infrarenal aorta, AITE is an attractive alternative to bypass grafting.
authors: Vascular Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Sud Gironde, Langon, France. federicobucci@hotmail.fr
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Bucci
authors: Leslie
authors: L
authors: Fiengo
authors: Samer
authors: S
authors: Hamati
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Plagnol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed