Large Sized Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm with Thrombus Developing a Diagnostic Confusion in a Patient with Sciatica
10.3344/kjp.2014.27.4.360
- Author:
Ik Chan JEON
1
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Young Jin JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yonsei University Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. sw902@ynu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
iliac aneurysm;
lumbar spine;
sciatica
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Hand;
Humans;
Iliac Aneurysm;
Iliac Artery;
Prognosis;
Sciatica;
Spinal Nerves;
Spine;
Thrombosis;
Weather
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2014;27(4):360-364
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The causes of sciatica are variable and include musculoskeletal, dermatologic, infectious, neoplastic, and vascular disorders. In many cases, the symptom is usually caused by degenerative disease in the spine with the compression or irritation of spinal nerve. On the other hands, there are also several announced extra-spinal causes including aneurysm, diabetes, and radiation for sciatica in a low rate. Among the extra-spinal cases, aneurysms arising from iliac vessels are sometimes developing a diagnostic confusion with the spinal causes, and delayed diagnosis can lead to poor prognosis. It is very important to pay attention weather the aneurysmal cause is involved in the symptom of sciatica.
