Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: We describe a technique we employed to safely retrieve a retained guidewire from the tip of the introducer sheath during endovenous thermal ablation with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the great saphenous vein (GSV). A flexible 5Fr grasping forceps was introduced through the sheath and, under ultrasound guidance, the tip of the guidewire, still retained within the sheath, was grasped and retrieved. We believe this technique offers a safe, viable alternative to currently available endovascular retrieval devices.
Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery
DOI: 10.1111/ans.70131
Authors: Michael Gerard Bourke, Matthew Harbury Claydon
Institution: The Alfred Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409942740