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Antegrade popliteal puncture: technical note
M H Wholey1, N Solomon, C R Jarmolowski
1Pittsburgh Vascular Institute, Department of Radiological Sciences and Diagnostic Imaging, Shadyside Hospital, Pennsylvania 15232.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was performed via an antegrade popliteal puncture. This technique was utilized because the patient had a superficial femoral artery occlusion and coexistent popliteal stenoses, with the occlusion unable to be traversed in the usual common femoral artery antegrade approach. To our knowledge, this technique has not been described in the literature. The clinical utility of this approach and important anatomical considerations will be discussed.