Acute infrarenal aortic occlusion.

Acute aortic occlusion (AAO) is an uncommon but potentially devastating vascular emergency with reported perioperative mortality rates of up to 75%. We present the case of AAO in a 69-year-old woman who was transferred to our institution after presenting with sudden onset bilateral acute limb ischaemia. Imaging showed a completely obstructed aortoiliac segment with renal infarcts. She was treated successfully with aortoiliac over the wire thrombectomy. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.