title: Persistent primitive sciatic artery.
abstract: Angiography revealed persistence of the primitive sciatic artery in two cases. In one, the artery supplied a large arteriovenous malformation, and the profunda femoris artery was absent. In the other, there were associated findings of neurofibromatosis, decreased left lower limb lymphatic vessels, a left subinguinal lymphocele, and absent external iliac and femoral arteries.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply*