A case report on the diagnosis of acute abdominal aortic occlusion using point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department

SUMMARY

Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) has been widely utilized in emergency settings to assist with the diagnosis of multiple pathologies. Over the past two decades, PoCUS has been routinely used in emergency departments (EDs) to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections in suspected patients. In contrast, literature on using PoCUS for diagnosing aortoiliac disease in the emergency setting is scarce. The differential diagnosis included acute spinal pathology, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute mesenteric ischemia, aortic dissection, acute limb ischemia, and acute aortic occlusion. DOI 10.7759/cureus. Treatment methods for revascularizations depend on the etiology of the occlusion . . .

 



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