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Embolization for a bleeding pelvic fracture in a patient with persistent sciatic artery

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Emergency embolization for a bleeding pelvic fracture was performed in a patient with persistent sciatic artery, a rare anatomic variation in which the internal iliac artery continues to the popliteal artery. Successful hemostasis was achieved without complications by means of selective catheterization into each branch of the internal iliac artery. Awareness of this unusual vascular anatomy is critically important to avoid serious complication of emergency embolization.

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  1. Taro Hiki

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University Nikko Medical Center, 632 Kotoku, Nikko, Tochigi, 321-2593, Japan

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  1. Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan

    Taro Hiki, Yoshitaka Okada & Yasushi Kaji

  2. Department of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

    Kouji Wake

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

    Atsushi Fujiwara

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Correspondence to Yoshitaka Okada.

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Hiki, T., Okada, Y., Wake, K. et al. Embolization for a bleeding pelvic fracture in a patient with persistent sciatic artery. Emerg Radiol 14, 55–57 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-006-0569-6

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