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Simple pelvic arteriography using a disposable elastic vein needle.

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A new method for pelvic arteriography using a disposable elastic vein needle is presented. The technique is carried out by percutaneous transfemoral artery puncture and contrast medium is injected by a power air-driven injector which makes bilateral pelvic arteriography possible. Neither a radioopaque long catheter nor a guide wire are necessary in the present method. No major complications have been observed in a series of 162 cases. The present method is advantageous due to its simplicity and safety compared with ordinary Seldinger's method which is not always free of complications.

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S Sakamoto, F Ueno, J Kudo, Y Hamada, Y Nomura, J Ogata, K Ikegami. 1980. Simple pelvic arteriography using a disposable elastic vein needle.. https://doi.org/10.1159/000473362

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