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Persistent sciatic artery: report of an original aneurysm-associated case
X Papon1, J Picquet, H D Fournier
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Angers, France.
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy : SRA
|July 10, 1999
Abstract:
Persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare embryologic abnormality and can sometimes be bilateral. It may be discovered because of a gluteal aneurysm or ischemic or embolic complications in the lower limb. The case we report was a unilateral type III aneurysm-associated PSA. Since the abnormal artery may be the only source of blood supply to the lower limb, a thorough knowledge of the artery and its embryologic origins is essential.