Selective Visceral Angiography using a Percutaneous Axillary Technique

Sixty-eight patients were examined by 70 catheterisations from the left axillary artery. The catheterisation technique is described. Occlusion of the axillary artery occurred in one case, and in another the patient had a weak pulse after the examination, which improved in a few days. Selective angiography from the axillary artery provides an important alternative to the femoral approach. It should be used in cases in which one is unsuccessful in catheterising visceral vessels from the femoral artery or when additional information is needed.