title: Femoral vascular closure device: the surgical view.
abstract: This case report describes the surgical findings of a percutaneous closure device, which was used after diagnostic coronary angiography. The features of the device are described. Surgeons should be familiar with the existence of these devices to avoid complications during vascular access procedures at the level of the common femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Medical Clinic II, Cardiology and Angiology, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany. alfried.germing@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: Alfried
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Germing
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindstaedt
authors.forename: Delawer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male