[Central venous catheterization...don't forget the caval filter].
Among the complications of central venous line insertion, entrapment of guidewire by inferior vena cava filter has been exceptionally reported. Usually the disengagement attempts resulted in a filter migration. We report a case of guidewire entrapment successfully treated with interventional radiology techniques.
Vinot
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation V, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.
Bouche
P M
PM
Coronel
B
B
Mercatello
A
A
Rouvière
O
O
D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005374:Filtration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior