ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA SECONDARY TO THROMBOSED PERSISTENT SCIATIC ARTERY - A CASE PRESENTATION

Objectives:

Background:
A persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare congenital anomaly of the lower extremity vasculature. Anatomical variation of perfusion to the lower extremity places patients at risk for distal ischemia. Though rare, patients who present symptomatically most commonly do so secondary to pseudoaneurysm and peripheral thromboembolism.

Case Report:
We present a case of a patient with acute right lower extremity ischemia from thrombosis of a PSA without aneurysm who underwent open intervention and thrombectomy.

Conclusion:
Thrombosis of a PSA should be a consideration for differential diagnosis when assessing a patient with acute limb ischemia.

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