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Mike Kipling1, Aza Mohammed, Robert N Medding
1Urology Department, North Tees University Hospital, Stockton on Tees, UK. mikekipling@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Guidewires are commonly used in clinical practice over a wide range of specialties. Their use has become more popular as a result of advances in endourology and interventional radiology, as well as in angiographic procedures. While there are many papers regarding individual guidewires and certain technical aspects, for the interested clinician there is little to give a generalized overview within the literature. This paper aims to review guidewires in terms of their make-up, applications and potential complications. Technical points are described, as well as rescue methods for complications, in the hope of preventing future litigation for those reading the paper.
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