Persistent sciatic artery. Case report

Gerner, T.; Henjum, A.; Dedichten, H.

Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica 154(11-12): 667-668

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5482
PMID: 3232487
Document Number: 316950
In a man with ischemia of the right leg due to embolism of popliteal artery, arteriography following failure of embolectomy via the common femoral artery revealed the internal iliac artery continuing as an aneurysmally dilated sciatic artery distally to the popliteal artery. The aneurysm was ligated and bypass established from the common femoral to the popliteal artery.

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