“Snuffbox” distal radial access

• Main Authors: Pua, Uei, Quek, Lawrence Han Hwee
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Snuffbox; Radial
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142153
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A 68-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma underwent technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin angiography before yttrium-90 implantation. Using the “snuffbox” technique, the distal radial artery was accessed under ultrasound (US) guidance over the trapezium ( Fig 1 ). Adequate collateral circulat...