Gibson M, Foale R, Spyrou N, al-Kutoubi A
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Nov;42(3):310-2. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199711)42:3<310::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-o.
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.