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SAS Journal of Surgery | Volume-3 | Issue-06
Irreversible Acute Leriche Syndrome in a Young-Adult African: Report of a Life-Saving Therapy in Burkina Faso
Adama Sawadogo, Modibo Doumbia, Yacouba Tamboura, P Gilbert Bonkoungou
Published: June 30, 2017 | 152 100
DOI: 10.36347/sasjs
Pages: 165-167
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Abstract
Leriche Syndrome is arterial occlusion of the aortic bifurcation with ischemic symptoms of both legs that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The authors report a case of late diagnosed acute Leriche Syndrome in a 37 year-old male smoker in Sub-Saharan Africa at the necrotic stage with life threatening multiple organ dysfunctions