title: Retrieval of detached coating of a hydrophilic guidewire from the profunda femoris artery using an Amplatz gooseneck snare.
abstract: We present a case where during accidental puncture of the profunda femoris artery the plastic coating of a hydrophilic guidewire was stripped off against the bevel of a metal needle. This lay coiled in the profunda femoris artery. It was retrieved using an Amplatz gooseneck snare from an ipsilateral antegrade common femoral artery puncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foale
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spyrou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: al-Kutoubi
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged