Diagnostic Strategies for the Persistent Sciatic Artery | Zendy

Christopher J. Abularrage | Zendy; Robert S. Crawford | Zendy; Virendra I. Patel | Zendy; Mark F. Conrad | Zendy

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Diagnostic Strategies for the Persistent Sciatic Artery

Author(s) -

Christopher J. Abularrage,

Robert S. Crawford,

Virendra I. Patel,

Mark F. Conrad

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

vascular and endovascular surgery/vascular and endovascular surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.46

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1938-9116

pISSN - 1538-5744

DOI - 10.1177/1538574409339359

Subject(s) - medicine , embryology , vascular anomaly , radiology , aneurysm , surgery , anatomy

Persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare congenital vascular anomaly that leads to aneurysmal degeneration and atherosclerotic changes. A careful understanding of the embryology is mandatory as variations in vascular development determine the optimal treatment. We present a case of an 85-year-old female who was incidentally found to have a PSA aneurysm, and review the literature.

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