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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug 1;70(2):252-5.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.21205.

Persistent sciatic artery--a curious vascular anomaly

Samir N Patel  1 , J P Reilly
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Case Reports

Persistent sciatic artery--a curious vascular anomaly

Samir N Patel et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. .

Abstract

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.

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