title: Easy technique to overcome the undesirable catheterization of the profunda femoral artery during antegrade femoral access.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe a simple method to avoid favored passage of the wire into the profunda femoral artery (PFA) after antegrade puncture of the common femoral artery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The method consists of placing a 3F Fogarty catheter into the origin of the PFA, which addresses the guidewire toward the superficial femoral artery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When a repeated passage of the guidewire down the PFA is experienced despite conventional manipulation of the wire or needle, the barrier technique is an easy alternative approach for the catheterization of the superficial femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain. august.ysa@osakidetza.net
authors.forename: August
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ysa
authors.forename: Maite R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bustabad
authors.forename: Amaia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arruabarrena
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: Juan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fonseca
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures; D015641:Radiography, Interventional