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.
Haider
Ehsan A
EA
Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Ave. West, Suite A-451, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada.
Rosen
J Choi
JC
Torres
Carlos
C
Valenti
David A
DA
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