Acute Arterial Occlusion of Upper Extremity in a Patient with Preoperative Leriche Syndrome

Abstract

Leriche syndrome is the obstruction of the infrarenal aorta or bilateral iliac artery bifurcation. It is a peripheral vascular disease and can affect both lower extremities. It is a rare disease with high mortality rates. The characteristic symptoms are claudication in the leg, decreased or absent femoral pulses and male erectile disorder. Leriche syndrome’s treatment is surgery.

Keywords

• leriche syndrome
• acute arterial embolism
• case report
• leriche sendromu
• akut arteryel emboli
• olgu sunumu