Shock, aortic occlusion and creamy plasma

Acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta is an extremely rare disease. A 31-year-old man with history of neuroblastoma of the left adrenal gland in childhood treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery was known to have secondary arterial hypertension due to renal artery stenosis. He also had poor alimentary habits with excessive alcohol and massive sugar consumption. He presented to hospital for acute bilateral limb ischemia with complete paralysis. Abdominal CT-scan revealed abdominal aortic occlusion below the renal arteries, associated with severe pancreatitis (plasma lipase  = 1459 UI/l) (Fig.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 5, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: C écile Armougom, Hayate Chraka, Boris Boulanger, Jean Senemaud, Olivier Langeron, Nicolas Mongardon Source Type: research