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From: The “Needle bypass” technique: Percutaneous anatomical bypass with needle rendezvous for patients with peripheral arterial disease that have no other surgical options

Fig. 1

Angiography and Needle rendezvous technique. A. Digital subtraction angiography showed the overall lesion (red arrows). B and C. Confirming the correct direction and depth in contralateral (B) and ipsilateral (C) views. The first 18-gauge needle was used to puncture from the proximal thigh into the body below the right CFA. D. The second 18-gauge needle was used to puncture from the right groin through the right CFA into the first needle tip (yellow arrow). A 0.014-in. guidewire was manipulated carefully to thread two needles (“needle rendezvous”)

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