title: [A case report of implantation of the Greenfield vena cava filter for recurrent pulmonary embolism].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: 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*