DiCenta Isabelle, Fadel Elie, Mussot Sacha, Paul Jean-François, Rémuzon Geneviève, Dartevelle Philippe
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Vasculaire et de Transplantation Cardio-pulmonaire, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2002 May;16(3):380-3. doi: 10.1007/s10016-001-0231-4. Epub 2002 May 20.
Large-vessel occlusion is uncommon in association with antiphospholipid antibodies. This report describes the first case involving occlusion of the infrarenal abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava in a 46-year-old woman with circulating lupus-like anticoagulants who presented with subacute lower extremity ischemia. Treatment of this condition is discussed.