title: [Aneurysm of the persistent sciatic artery].
abstract: The authors report a case of persistent sciatic artery presenting with limb ischemia and pulsatile mass in the buttock treated only by femoro tibio peroneal by pass graft since follow up helical CTA at six months showed spontaneous aneurysmal exclusion by thrombosis of the persistent sciatic artery above the aneurysm. Review of the literature confirms the rarity of this anomaly, which is frequently associated with aneurysmal transformation and its specific inherent complications. It is treated by femoro popliteal shunt with endovascular embolization.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie Cardio-Vasculaire, Centre Médico-Chirurgical de l'Europe, 9 bis, rue de Saint-Germain, 78560 Le Port Marly. C.Michel20@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jue Denis
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Laffy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Le Guen
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Riou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maklouf
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography