Acute limb ischaemia due to embolisation of biological glue 45 days after surgery.

INTRODUCTION: Since their introduction, biological glues have been more often used in cardiac and vascular surgery in order to control bleeding and reinforce surgical anastomotic sites. REPORT: We report a case of a 54-year-old woman diagnosed with acute limb ischaemia due to embolisation of biological glue, 45 days after her surgery for ascending aortic dissection. Her ischaemia was successfully relieved by an urgent thrombectomy. DISCUSSION: Complications due to the use of biological glues remain rare but are very serious. Preventive measures and intra-operative precautions must be considered in order to avoid most of these complications.