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Case Reports
. 2013 Aug;58(4):336-41.
doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2013.03.003. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

[The persistent sciatic artery aneurysm. A rare and painful buttock mass]

[Article in French]
A Alliez  1 , A-M Gay, C Prost, R Legre
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Case Reports

[The persistent sciatic artery aneurysm. A rare and painful buttock mass]

[Article in French]
A Alliez et al. Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

The persistent sciatic artery is a rare cause of painful buttock mass with L5-S1 radicular signs. A 56-year-old man presents a right painful buttock mass with L5-S1 radicular symptoms for 3 years. The surgical exploration found a pulsatile vascular mass like a persistent sciatic artery aneurysm. This vascular pathology is a misunderstood embryogenesis anomaly. The treatment aims to avoid serious complications. This pathology must be known from plastic surgeon.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Anévrisme; Artère sciatique persistante; Buttock; Fesse; L5-S1 radiculalgy; Mass; Masse; Nerf sciatique; Persistent sciatic artery; Radiculalgie L5-S1; Schwanoma; Schwanome; Sciatic nerve; Tumeur; Tumor.

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