Feasibility study of “snuffbox” radial access for visceral interventions

• Main Authors: Pua, Uei, Sim, Jordan Zheng Ting, Quek, Lawrence Han Hwee, Kwan, Justin, Lim, Gavin Hock Tai, Huang, Ivan Kuang Hsin
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Snuffbox; Visceral Interventions
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142161
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

"Snuffbox" radial access entails sheath insertion into the dorsal branch of the radial artery within the so-called anatomic snuffbox. The purpose of this report is to describe the technique and early experience in 50 visceral interventional procedures performed in 31 patients, which includ...