Acute Occlusion of Descending Thoracic Aorta

Abstract Acute aortic occlusion is a rare but potentially devastating clinical event, that requires a prompt diagnosis and emergency treatment. Only five cases of native thoracic aorta acute occlusion have so far been reported with different pathologic causes. The clinical features depend on the level of occlusion. Sometimes, the diagnosis could be misinterpreted as a stroke or other diseases of central nervous system. This could lead to a delay in the diagnosis and revascularization procedure, followed by a morbidity or mortality increase. Open surgery has been considered the first line approach. The present case regards a female patient suffering of an acute descending thoracic aorta occlusion undergoing, for the first time to our knowledge, to endovascular surgical treatment