title: Persistent sciatic artery: bilateral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in ischemic disease.
abstract: Persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare vascular anomaly that results from failure of an embryonal artery to the lower extremities to regress during fetal development. Aneurysm formation, thromboembolism, and arterial occlusions may complicate this abnormality. We report a patient with complete bilateral PSA and intermittent claudication who was treated by bilateral percutaneous angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Teaching Hospital Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mathias
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feldmüller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haarmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goldbeck
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged