Wire-loop technique for stabilizing catheters over the aortic bifurcation for endovascular intervention
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1Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St. James University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK. stuviner@hotmail.com
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|February 8, 2008
Abstract:
We describe a simple technique to perform difficult endovascular interventions safely by using a wire-loop guidewire over the aortic bifurcation. This guidewire is then used to stabilize catheters for stenting or embolization.

