文档介绍：EJVES Extra (2011) 21,e1ee3
SHORT REPORT
Widening the Aortic Bifurcation with Super Stiff
Wire to Allow Placemente alone. In other a steep aortic bifurcation.
cases, devices such as an Outback LTD re-entry catheter
(Cordis Corp., Miami Lakes, FL, USA) are necessary to ach- Technical report
ieve re-entry. One potential problem with using the Outback
catheter is that it may be difficult, if not impossible, to pass A 63-year-old male with lifestyle-limiting left-lower-
the device over steep aortic bifurcations. When this problem extremity calf claudication (Rutherford Ie3), which failed
is encountered, the first recommendation is to ensure that to improve with conservative management, was scheduled
the catheter is oriented such that the re-entry needle for endovascular recanalisation after magnetic resonance
(MR) angiography demonstrated a 10-cm occlusion in the
DOI of original article: .. origin of the left superficial femoral artery (SFA). Following
* Corresponding author. Tel.: þ1 786 333 7599. the standard preparation, moderate sedation was initiated.
E-mail address: ******@ (V. Etezadi). Due to the proximal location of the occlusion, a retrograde
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