ONE hundred and ninety saddle emboli at the aortic bifurcation ... on the aorta (Fig. 5) only enough to occlude the aorta without damage to its wall. Note the clot extending into both iliac ...

The iliac arteries carry blood to lower parts of the body and to the legs. Sometimes with aging or other changes, a section of the aorta may weaken and begin to bulge. This bulge can enlarge over time ...

Two days later aortic embolectomy was done, but the left iliac ... bifurcation does not take much time and will aid greatly, particularly in cases in which the embolic thrombus is packed in the ...