title: Aortic pseudoaneurysm from aortic penetration with a bird's nest vena cava filter.
abstract: This is a case report of a 29-year-old woman with an infected aortic pseudoaneurysm. Two years previously a bird's nest vena cava filter was placed after complex gastric surgery. Imaging studies and operative findings showed that the pseudoaneurysm was caused by penetration of the aorta by a prong of the vena cava filter.
authors.affiliation: vasclab@msn.com
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calcagno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy