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  • Published on: 14 July 2020
    Letter to the Editor, JNIS Editorial Board
    • Gary Rajah, UBNS Vascular Fellow, Neurological Surgeon University of Buffalo, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Canter
    • Other Contributors:
      • Ali Luqman, Neurological Surgeon

    Dear Editor:

    We read with great joy the recent article by Kuhn et al entitled, “ Distal radial access in the anatomical snuffbox for neurointerventions: a feasibility, safety, and proof-of-concept study.” The authors should be congratulated on their work, as well as the use and maturation of the distal radial technique from diagnostic to interventional procedures. The authors detail their use of the Prelude sheaths which we agree are excellent low profile large lumen sheaths for radial access. We typically utilize the Glide Slender sheaths (Terumo) but both are excellent options. We also agree that the distal radial approach can be used for numerous interventions with access sizes from 4 to 6F, including 6F sheathless long 088 guides. Our choice for distal radial sheathless long 088 guides is Infinity LS (Stryker), and for 071 guides the Benchmark (penumbra) via a 6F sheath.

    The authors noted their series was the first series to cover numerous neurointerventions with distal transradial access, however we would like to respectfully point out that we published on this topic in January of 2019 (accepted in March of 2019). Our paper by Rajah et al entitled, “ Snuff box radial access: A technical note on distal radial access for neuroendovascular procedures” can be found in Brain Circulation at the following citation available in PUBMED.

    Rajah G, Garling RJ, Hudson M, Luqman A. Snuff box radial access: A technical note on distal radial access for neuroe...

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