Percutaneous retrieval of a misplaced titanium Greenfield filter.
Vena caval filters are considered permanent indwelling devices. Occasionally, malposition of a filter prompts a desire for its removal. We report a method of percutaneous retrieval of a titanium Greenfield filter by snare.
Van Allan
R J
RJ
Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Hanks
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SE
Harrell
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DS
Katz
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MD
D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012082:Renal Veins; D014025:Titanium; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
D014025:Titanium