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Monomelic Ischemic Neuropathy of the Tibial and Peroneal Nerve After Onyx Embolization of Vasa Nervorum Supplying a Surgically Excluded Popliteal Artery Aneurysm.

Arash NajafiPhilippe AubertChristoph Binkert
Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2019)
Ischemic neuropathy is an exceedingly rare complication after peripheral artery embolization. We report a case of ischemic damage to the tibial and peroneal nerve after embolization of the vasa nervorum that served as feeding collaterals to a surgically excluded popliteal artery aneurysm.
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