title: Posterior wall capture and femoral artery stenosis following use of StarClose closing device: diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: A case of femoral artery obstruction following application of a StarClose type arterial puncture closing device (APCD) is presented. Ultrasonographic and angiographic imaging of this complication was obtained. The posterior wall of the vessel was accidentally caught in the anchoring element of the nitinol clip. This complication was successfully resolved by endovascular treatment and the implantation of a stent.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Ludomir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stefańczyk
authors.forename: Marcin T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Elgalal
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szubert
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grzelak
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szopiński
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majos
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol