1. Surveillance and conservative management of a persistent sciatic artery aneurysm.
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Forshaw MJ, Abedin A, Wilson PA, and Wilson YG
- Subjects
- Aged, Aneurysm diagnostic imaging, Aneurysm therapy, Arterial Occlusive Diseases diagnostic imaging, Arterial Occlusive Diseases etiology, Arteries diagnostic imaging, Female, Humans, Leg diagnostic imaging, Magnetic Resonance Angiography methods, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex methods, Aneurysm congenital, Leg blood supply
- Abstract
A persistent sciatic artery aneurysm is a rare congenital vascular anomaly. Surgical intervention is reserved for symptomatic cases. The authors report the case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with thromboembolic occlusion of an aneurysmal persistent sciatic artery. Although initially symptomatic, she was managed expectantly with the aid of serial duplex sonographic imaging. The persistent sciatic artery subsequently thrombosed as a result of hypotension secondary to a myocardial infarction. No surgical intervention was required. The current literature on this condition is reviewed.
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- 2005
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