title: Thrombus removal with a temporary vena caval filter in patients with acute proximal deep vein thrombosis.
abstract: Between September 1999 and January 2001 we performed thrombus removal with the use of a temporary vena caval filter in 11 patients who had acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis. To facilitate thrombus removal, 5 patients initially received catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy (thrombolysis group), and the other 6 received surgical thrombectomy (thrombectomy group). Residual thrombus was confirmed after initial catheter-directed thrombolysis in all patients in the thrombolysis group, and thrombolysis was continued in the ward. Bleeding complications subsequently occurred in 2 patients. In the thrombectomy group, 1 patient had residual thrombus just below the temporary filter, and a permanent vena caval filter was deployed for removal. Another patient had a residual thrombus in the superficial femoral vein, and rethrombectomy was performed. One patient in the thrombectomy group died of pneumonia. All other patients were discharged. There were no deaths from pulmonary thromboembolism in this series. Post-thrombotic syndrome occurred in 2 of the 5 patients in the thrombolysis group (40%) and in 3 of the 6 patients (50%) in the thrombectomy group. We conclude that a temporary vena caval filter is useful for the management of acute proximal deep vein thrombosis, especially when aggressive treatment is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki Municipal Medical Center, 20-5 Fuchimachi, Nagasaki 852-8012, Japan. m-nogu@ngs2.cncm.ne.jp
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Kiyoyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eishi
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamachika
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hazama
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamatsu
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hisada
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014654:Vascular Patency; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*