Serial repositioning of a Günther tulip retrievable inferior vena cava filter in a pediatric patient.
We report an 11-year-old boy who required inferior vena cava (IVC) filtration for a prolonged period of time. A retrievable IVC filter was placed and repositioned three times, providing a total of 60 days of IVC filtration. The filter was removed when his risk of pulmonary embolus had decreased substantially. This is a relatively uncommon practice in the pediatric population. The technique is presented, and the available literature is reviewed.
Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Ave. West, Suite A-451, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada.
Ehsan A
EA
Haider
J Choi
JC
Rosen
Carlos
C
Torres
David A
DA
Valenti
D002648:Child; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters