Technique for transjugular placement of an umbrella filter in a left inferior vena cava.
Transjugular placement of a Mobin-Uddin umbrella fillter in an anomalous left inferior vena cava to prevent recurrent pulmonary embolization may present technical difficulties. Preforming a slight curve in the applicator wire a short distance from its tip allowed catheterization and proper position of a fillter in two cases.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging