Intermittent claudication in adolescence due to incomplete persistent sciatic artery.
A 17-year-old boy presented with severe unilateral claudication. It was demonstrated that the anatomical basis of his complaint was a combination of an incomplete sciatic artery and a non-patent femoral artery. Treatment with an iliac-popliteal by pass established an efficient circulation.
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Department of Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male