title: Vena cava filter disruption and central migration due to accidental guidewire manipulation: a case report.
abstract: Vena cava filters are now widely used as a safe and effective means of reducing the risk of pulmonary embolus in patients hospitalized with acute stroke or trauma. We report a case of traumatic disruption of vena cava filter resulting from guidewire manipulation with migration of the main structure to the heart after successful initial placement of the filter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9238, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Granke
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: McDowell
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016306:Vena Cava Filters