Buttock claudication disclosing a thrombosis of the superior left gluteal artery: Report of a case diagnosed by a selective arteriography of the iliac artery, and cured by per-cutaneous stenting.
We report on a case of left buttock claudication, occurring consistently after 150 meters walking, and disappearing after a short rest. As magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) did not show any explanation for this claudication, a selective angiography of left internal iliac artery was requested, which clearly identified a tight stenosis of the onset of the left superior gluteal artery. A per-cutaneous angioplasty together with stenting of this artery, induced a prompt and complete relief of pain at the three months follow-up visit.
Berthelot
Jean-Marie
JM
Service de Rhumatologie, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU Nantes, 1, Place Alexis, 44093 Nantes Cedex 01, France. jeanmarie.berthelot@chu-nantes.fr
Pillet
Jean-Christophe
JC
Mitard
Daniel
D
Chevalet-Muller
Florence
F
Planchon
Bernard
B
Maugars
Yves
Y
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D017130:Angioplasty; D002081:Buttocks / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*