Journal of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery  2004;20(2):264-267

Acute Lower Limb Ischemia in a Patient with Persistent Sciatic Artery: A Case Report.

Won Suk LEE 1 ; Jin Hyun JO ; Young Wook KIM

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Keywords

Embolism; Anomalies; Artery

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

The persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare congenital vascular anomaly. It may predispose to thrombosis, atherosclerotic or aneurismal degeneration. We report a patient having PSA presenting with acute lower limb ischemia due to popliteal artery embolism. The patient was successfully treated with surgical exclusion of the PSA and arterial reconstruction of the lower extremity.