In:
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2012 ( 2012), p. 1-5
Abstract:
Persistent sciatic artery is a very uncommon embryologic vascular variant, with a prevalence of 0.05% based on angiographic studies. Two different types of this anomaly can occur, complete or incomplete, on the basis of the relationship between sciatic artery and femoral artery. Although many of these patients are asymptomatic, it may represent a threat to the viability of the lower extremity because of atherosclerotic degeneration resulting in aneurysmal dilatation, occlusive thrombosis, or embolic phenomena with distal complication. We present a case of a 64-year-old man with combined, complete and incomplete, type of persistent sciatic artery causing ischemic ulcer of the first toe.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2090-6986
,
2090-6994
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2629916-1
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