Ischemia of the lower limb by a persistent sciatic artery -: a potential interventional therapy approach

The sciatic artery is a rarely seen Variant of the vessels of the lower limb. Anatomically it is the prolongation of the inferior gluteal artery and accompanies the sciatic nerve from the sciatic foramen to the knee. More than other vessels, the sciatic artery shows vasculopathies like diffuse dilatation or aneurysms. This report describes an interesting case of embolic acute ischemia,caused by a persistent sciatic artery with an aneurysm. We treated the ischemia with intraA.I lysis and bridged the aneurysm with an covered stent.