title: Minimally invasive diagnosis of persistent sciatic artery by multidetector-row computed tomographic angiography.
abstract: Persistent sciatic artery is a rare but potentially significant vascular anomaly that is associated with a high incidence of aneurysm formation and limb-threatening ischemic complications. The diagnosis of persistent sciatic artery has usually been made by conventional angiography. We report a case of occluded and patent persistent sciatic arteries in which multidetector-row computed tomographic angiography allowed a definitive diagnosis of this rare vascular condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan. hhayashi@nms.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumazaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*