Perforation of the inferior vena cava with aortic and vertebral penetration by a suprarenal Greenfield filter.
Various complications have been reported after insertion of the Greenfield filter. This report describes an unusual complication after suprarenal placement of this filter: spreading of the filter struts, with perforation of the inferior vena cava, and penetration of the aorta and a vertebral body, followed by fracture of one of the struts.
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Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
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D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries*