Transvenous "rescue" of a Kimray-Greenfield filter from the right atrium.
The complications of transvenous interruption of the inferior vena cava are most commonly associated with premature discharge of the device or inadvertent placement at a site other than the preselected position which is most commonly the infrarenal vena cava. This case report illustrates a useful technique for the transvenous retrieval of a partially ejected Kimray-Greenfield filter that became lodged in the right atrium. This simple technique may save the need for open thoracotomy to retrieve the misplaced filter.
Huston
J
J
Department of Vascular Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Allentown, PA.
Nicholas
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GG
Weinstein
A J
AJ
D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000628:therapy; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior