[A rare complication of the Greenfield vena cava filter].
The authors report an unusual case of retroperitoneal haemorrhage following the application of a Greenfield modified titanium filter: haematoma due to the lesion of a lumbar vein was favoured by anticoagulant therapy and complicated by infection, ending in frank disruption of the vein wall. A review is made of the modalities of caval penetration and perforation with the Greenfield filter.
I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
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D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000601:surgery*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries
D000925:Anticoagulants