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Total laparoscopic retrieval of inferior vena cava filter

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2015
While there is some local variability in the use of inferior vena cava filters and there has been some evolution in the indications for filter placement over time, inferior vena cava filters remain a standard option for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis ...
Ehsan Benrashid, Shaunak Sanjay Adkar, Kyla Megan Bennett, Sabino Zani, Mitchell Wayne Cox   +4 more
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Delayed lumbar artery injury caused by a DENALI inferior vena cava filter: a case report. [PDF]

BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Background An inferior vena cava filter could reduce only the clinically significant pulmonary embolism rate. Inferior vena cava filter complications include filter fracture, tilt, thrombosis, migration, perforation, and penetration of the placement site
Hieda T, Nogami E, Hamada K, Shiba S, Ogura Y, Shimomura H, Katayama Y.   +6 more
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Inferior Vena Cava Filter Fracture Presenting as Deep Vein Thrombosis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Long‐term indwelling inferior vena cava filters can cause device fracture and chronic caval occlusion, leading to deep vein thrombosis. Clinicians should consider filter‐related complications in patients with a history of inferior vena cava filter ...
Shigemoto K, Otsuki T, Ishizuka K, Goto M, Ie K, Ohira Y, Okuse C.   +6 more
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Indications, Complications, and Retrievals of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in a Colombian Hospital

Iatreia, 2023
Introduction: Inferior vena cava filters are endovascular devices utilized in clinical practice to mitigate the risk of acute venous thromboembolic disease progression to pulmonary embolism in cases of absolute contraindications to anticoagulation ...
Juan Carlos Arrieta-Bechara, Daniel A. Jaramillo-Calle, Viviana Andrea Yepes-Gallego, Keiner Toro, Samir Franco-García, Isabel C. Arango M., Daniel A Jaramillo Calle   +6 more
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Transcatheter removal of a briefly penetrated inferior vena cava filter in an open abdomen: a case report. [PDF]

BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Background The likelihood of inferior vena cava filter penetration increases with prolonged implantation. Despite the generally low risk associated with an ALN inferior vena cava filter (ALN IMPLANTS CHIRURGICAUX, Ghisonaccia, France), we present a case ...
Nakata M, Yokota N, Uehara H, Tabata K, Kenzaka T.   +4 more
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Vena Cava Filter Misplacement: A Killer Traveler

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
Inferior vena cava filter embolization is not uncommon and can reach 11.8%. However, device migration to the heart is not frequent and occurs in cases after inferior vena cava filter fracture.
Leonardo Rufino Garcia, André Monti Garzesi, Antonio Sérgio Martins, Marcone Lima Sobreira, Flavio de Souza Brito, Marcello Laneza Felicio   +5 more
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Inferior vena cava filters in pregnancy: Safe or sorry?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundPotential hazards of vena cava filters include migration, tilt, perforation, fracture, and in-filter thrombosis. Due to physiological changes during pregnancy, the incidence of these complications might be different in pregnant women.AimTo ...
Ingrid M. Bistervels, Ingrid M. Bistervels, Andrea Buchmüller, Andrea Buchmüller, Bernard Tardy   +4 more
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Uncomplicated percutaneous IVC filter removal following implantation time of 6033 days

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Most patients have a time limited indication for inferior vena cava filtration. When the indication has expired, a retrievable inferior vena cava filter should be removed percutaneously, unless the risks of retrieval outweigh the benefits.
Hans Michell, MD, Gregory P. Johnston, MD, Christopher S. Morris, MD   +2 more
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Prophylactic placement of inferior vena cava filters and the risk of death or venous thromboembolism in severe trauma patients: a retrospective study comparing two hospitals with different approaches

Acta Radiologica Open, 2021
Background Prophylactic use of inferior vena cava filters to prevent pulmonary embolism in trauma is controversial. The practice varies between hospitals and countries, in part due to conflicting evidence and guidelines. Purpose To compare the effects of
Thien Trung Tran, Haraldur Bjarnason, Jennifer McDonald, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Damon E Houghton, Brian Kim, Knut Stavem, Nils Einar Kløw   +7 more
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Dilemmas in anticoagulation and use of inferior vena cava filters in venous thromboembolism; a survey of Respiratory Physicians, Haematologists and Medical Oncologists and a review of the literature

Pulmonary Circulation, 2021
Twenty percent of patients with Cancer Associated Thrombosis receive an inferior vena cava filter annually. Insertion is guided by practice guidelines, which do not specify or discuss the use of inferior vena cava filters in malignancy.
Philip Craven, Ciara Daly, Nisha Sikotra, Tim Clay, Eli Gabbay   +4 more
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