title: A new catheter configuration for selective antegrade catheterization of the superficial femoral artery: technical note.
abstract: A new 5 F catheter configuration is presented with a very short, 90 degrees angled tip that allows safe catheter tip rotation near the puncture site. This facilitates catheterization of the superficial femoral artery and permits easy conversion of a retrograde into an antegrade guidewire placement after puncture of the common femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bohndorf
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Günther
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods