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Coil Embolization of Persistent Sciatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as Blue Toe Syndrome, a Rare Case

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In this report, a case of blue toe syndrome related to persistent sciatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a 63-year-old woman, which was diagnosed by selective angiography, is presented. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with coil embolization with good clinical results. A persistent sciatic artery is a rare embryological anomaly that occurs when the sciatic artery fails to regress during fetal development. Therefore, thromboembolisms from persistent sciatic artery aneurysm are rare.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Firouzgar General Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Karimkhan Zand Street, Tehran, Iran

    Farideh Ahmadi, Mozhdeh Zabihiyeganeh & Mahsa Abdollahi

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Ahmadi, F., Zabihiyeganeh, M. & Abdollahi, M. Coil Embolization of Persistent Sciatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as Blue Toe Syndrome, a Rare Case. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 316–318 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0665-7

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