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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 18;13(2):e233742.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233742.

Bilateral persistent sciatic arteries: a rare anatomical variant

Mumun Sinha  1 , Niraj Nirmal Pandey  1 , Rengarajan Rajagopal  1 , Priya Jagia  2
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Case Reports

Bilateral persistent sciatic arteries: a rare anatomical variant

Mumun Sinha et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Maximum intensity projection images of magnetic resonance angiography (A–C) reveals the presence of bilateral complete persistent sciatic arteries (PSA) with hypoplastic bilateral superficial femoral arteries (SFA) having no continuity with the respective popliteal arteries. Distal thrombotic occlusion of bilateral anterior and posterior tibial arteries is also present.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial magnetic resonance angiography images at the level of groin (A) and upper thigh (B) reveals the presence of bilateral complete persistent sciatic arteries (PSA) with hypoplastic bilateral common and superficial femoral arteries (SFA).
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