A rare complication with an Anthéor vena cava filter.
A case of an embolization of an Anthéor vena cava filter into the pulmonary artery with disastrous exit 9 days after placement is described. The possible reasons are discussed.
Stösslein
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Radiologic Clinic, 2nd Intern Clinic, Städtisches Klinikum, Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Friedrichstrasse 41, D-01067 Dresden, Germany.
Altmann
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*