title: Endovascular treatment of common iliac occlusion in the presence of persistent sciatic artery.
abstract: Persistent sciatic artery is a rare congenital anomaly. It is associated with increased incidence of aneurysmal dilatation, thrombosis, distal embolization, and atherosclerotic change. We describe the case of a patient with persistent sciatic artery who presented with a critically ischemic left leg as a result of an occluded left common iliac artery, which was treated by angioplasty and stenting, and discuss the endovascular iliac recanalization in the presence of a persistent sciatic artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. rmofidi@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mofidi
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Macaskill
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraverty
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents