Percutaneous retrieval of Kimray-Greenfield vena caval filter.
The retrieval of a misplaced Kimray-Greenfield filter with a simple snare catheter is reported. The filter was moved from the right renal vein to the correct position in the vena cava.
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*