Unity makes strength: multi-wire technique for bailout sheath upsizing during endovascular revascularisations
Lorenzo Patrone, Gianmarco Falcone, Emiliano Chisci, Azzurra Guidotti, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Stefano Michelagnoli · 2026
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Description
Lorenzo Patrone and five co-authors describe a bailout technique for blood vessel procedures in a 2026 report. Thin 4-French platforms now serve many leg artery interventions, riding on fine guidewires already placed across a lesion. When a snag forces a sudden switch to a larger sheath, losing that wire position can cost the whole procedure. Their multi-wire method enlarges the sheath while keeping the original wires in place across the target, so access is never lost. The authors say the trick fits many clinical situations during vessel work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lorenzo Patrone, Gianmarco Falcone, Emiliano Chisci, Azzurra Guidotti, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Stefano Michelagnoli |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |