Persistent sciatic artery: An uncommon cause of intermittent claudication

International Angiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-329

  Kritsch, D ^a,c   Hutter, H P ^b   Hirschl, M ^a   Katzenschlager, Reinhold ^a  

^a HANUSCH HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Allgemeines Krankhs U   (Austria)

Author keywords

'Ischemia; Claudication; Limb; Sciatic artery

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PHENPROCOUMON; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAVASTIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIFESPAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSISTENT SCIATIC ARTERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALPROSTADIL; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMORAL ARTERY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENPROCOUMON; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TIBIAL ARTERIES;

EID: 33749360609     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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