Suprarenal inferior vena cava filter placement prior to transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of a renal cell carcinoma with large renal vein tumor thrombus: prevention of pulmonary tumor emboli after TAE.
To prevent embolization of necrotic renal vein tumor after transcatheter embolization of a left renal cell carcinoma, we placed a suprarenal Bird's nest inferior vena cava filter. The patient tolerated the procedure well and had extensive tumor infarction including the tumor thrombus on 6-month follow-up computed tomography.
Hirota
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Department of Radiology, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuoku, Kobe City, 650, Japan.
Matsumoto
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Ichikawa
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Tomita
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Koshino
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Sako
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Kono
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D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016306:Vena Cava Filters