[Acute thrombosis of the infrarenal aorta]

The Authors report three cases of patients operated for acute thrombotic aortic occlusion. All the three patients were treated with an aortic transabdominal approach, thromboendarteriectomy and aorto-femoral by-pass. In two patients the result was satisfying, one with a late and partial recovery of the motility of the inferior limbs. One patient died for heart failure in eighth postoperative day. The Authors believe that this unsatisfying result was caused by delay in the surgical treatment (almost 30 hours).