Nonoperative management of persistent sciatic artery aneurysm--a case report.

A patient with a sciatic artery aneurysm, which is so rare that only 31 cases have been reported in the literature to date, was treated successfully with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) alone. Potentially risky and difficult surgery was avoided. This was the first trial with a good result....

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Autores principales: Song, H. Y., Chung, G. H., Han, Y. M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 1992
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1285920
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Sumario:A patient with a sciatic artery aneurysm, which is so rare that only 31 cases have been reported in the literature to date, was treated successfully with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) alone. Potentially risky and difficult surgery was avoided. This was the first trial with a good result. TAE alone is simple, safe and effective method for the treatment of sciatic artery aneurysm either in incomplete type or in complete type with adequate collateralization.

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