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 lim b. Anatomically it is the prolongation of the inferior gluteal artery and a ccompanies the sciatic nerve from the sciatic foramen to the knee. More tha n other vessels, the sciatic artery shows vasculopathies like diffuse dilat ation or aneurysms. This report describes an interesting case of embolic ac ute ischemia,caused by a persistent sciatic artery with an aneurysm. We tre ated the ischemia with intraA.I lysis and bridged the aneurysm with an cove red stent.