Acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta

The Authors report on two cases of acute aortic occlusion, related to cardiac embolism and thrombosis of aortic aneurysm. The singularity of the etiology adds interest to a pathology which is already, in itself, serious and complex and which requires the intervention of the surgeon, anesthesiologist-reanimator, cardiologist, and nephrologist. The diagnosis is mainly clinical. The use of Doppler and CT scan provide to achieve the diagnosis. Surgical treatment included transfemoral embolectomy, with a Fogarty catheter, in the patient with acute aortic occlusion related to cardiac embolism, and aortobifemoral bypass, in the other patient, affected by thrombosis of aortic aneurysm.