Persistent sciatic artery: A case report and literature review

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Persistent sciatic artery: A case report and literature review Via Sociedad Luso-Española de Neurocirugía Neurocirugia (Astur). 2021 May 13:S1130-1473(21)00048-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2021.03.006. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The persistent sciatic artery is an uncommon disease, considered an axial congenital vascular malformation due to the lack of involution of the sciatic artery during embryonic development. It may be associated with abnormalities in the development of the iliac, common femoral and superficial femoral arteries. Patients may be asymptomatic, or they could present chronic pain, such as sciatic neuralgia, caused by nerve damage, since it is close to the abnormal persistent vessel, or due to ischemic pain, as a result of a thrombosis or embolism of an aneurysm, which could compromise the viability of the limb. PMID:33994283 | DOI:10.1016/j.neucir.2021.03.006 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.