[A case report of implantation of the Greenfield vena cava filter for recurrent pulmonary embolism].
A 68-year-old woman with recurrent pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis underwent implantation of a Greenfield vena cava filter. She has no signs of recurrence and complications for 15 months postoperatively. We recommend this filter for the properly selected patients.
Tamaki
S
S
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine.
Hosokawa
S
S
Sawazaki
M
M
Watanabe
T
T
Takeuchi
E
E
Tanaka
M
M
Abe
T
T
D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000601:surgery*