title: Penetration of the wall of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by a Greenfield filter prong: a late complication.
abstract: This is a case report of a 68-year-old woman in whom a late and previously unreported complication developed that resulted from penetration of an aortic aneurysm by the prong of a stainless steel Greenfield filter. This complication came into view 7 years after placement of the filter, at the time of aneurysm resection. Enlargement of the aneurysm had occurred at a rapid rate. The patient was symptom free before surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shaare Zedak Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurgan
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Nunnelee
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Auer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel