Vena cava filter disruption and central migration due to accidental guidewire manipulation: a case report.
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.
Granke
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Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9238, USA.
Abraham
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McDowell
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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