Persistent sciatic artery and successful uterine artery embolization: report of three cases.

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2009

Abstract

The incidence of persistent sciatic artery (PSA) was evaluated in the setting of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic uterine leiomyomata over a 3-year period. PSA was present in 0.83% of patients or 0.69% of limbs undergoing UAE at a single institution. The authors present three cases of PSA in which successful treatment with UAE was performed. Interventionalists should have thorough anatomic knowledge of PSA, and this rare yet important anatomic variant should be included among the pertinent findings during UAE.

Volume

20

Issue

6

First Page

813

Last Page

818

ISSN

1535-7732

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology

PubMedID

19395272

Department(s)

Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Document Type

Article

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