Fig. 3

The process of the “balloon snare” of the “needle re-entry” technique. A to C. Since the retrograde guidewire passed into the 5.0-mm balloon (white dotted line), when the balloon was withdrawn, and the guidewire was caught with the balloon and successfully advanced into the antegrade subintimal space. D. After the “pave-and-crack” technique was performed, a 6.0 × 250-mm stent graft combined with a 6.5 × 150-mm interwoven stent were implanted, final angiography showed a satisfactory result without complications