Persistent sciatic artery found incidentally on hip MRI: report of 4 cases

Persistent sciatic artery found incidentally on hip MRI: report of 4 cases

The persistent sciatic artery is a rare anatomical variant, representing the persistence of the sciatic artery in adult life that is responsible for the major blood supply to the lower limb in early embryologic development. Such persistence may be bilateral and can remain asymptomatic for many years...

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Main Authors: Ângela Massignan, MD, Felipe Victora Wagner, MD, Pedro Toniolo de Carvalho, MD, Alexandre da Silveira Cima, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Persistent sciatic artery
Congenital vascular anomaly
Vascular anatomical variant
Computed tomography angiography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043317300912

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