Placement of a Greenfield filter in the superior vena cava.
A 75-year-old man with a Greenfield filter in the inferior vena cava for previous pulmonary emboli had recurrent pulmonary emboli. He was unable to take anticoagulants due to gastric ulcer disease. Contrast studies revealed a large thrombus in the left brachiocephalic vein. A Greenfield filter was placed in the superior vena cava through the right internal jugular vein using the femoral insertion apparatus.
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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Association, Memphis, Tennessee.
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Harrington
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior