title: Retrieval of a Greenfield IVC filter displaced to the right brachiocephalic vein.
abstract: During insertion of a central venous sheath an inferior vena cava stainless steel Greenfield filter was dislodged to the right brachiocephalic vein without a free end. Successful retrieval was achieved by using a combination of a guidewire and a snare. Percutaneous retrieval of this vena cava filter is feasible with minimal risk using this method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA Medical Center, Center for the Health Sciences, Room BL 423, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025-1720, USA.
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Yegul
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bonilla
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vott
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: de Leon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging