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Persistent sciatic artery—A curious vascular anomaly
Author(s) -
Patel Samir N.,
Reilly J.P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.21205
Subject(s) - medicine , embolization , thrombus , angiography , aneurysm , radiology , vascular anomaly , cardiology , surgery
A persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare vascular anomaly not extensively described in the interventional cardiology literature. Because of its vulnerable position, it is associated with a high risk of aneurysm formation, making it prone to thrombus formation with subsequent arterial insufficiency because of distal embolization. We report the case of an 80‐year‐old woman who was found to have bilateral PSA with unilateral aneurysm and evidence of possible distal embolization on conventional angiography. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.