title: TrapEase vena cava filter: a case of filter migration and pulmonary embolism after placement.
abstract: Inferior vena cava filters provide an alternative method of protection against pulmonary embolism in situations where anticoagulation either fails or is contraindicated. These filters are easily placed, with a relatively minor risk of complications. Currently, we know of only one reported case of filter migration using the TrapEase filter. We present a case report of a migrating TrapEase filter, as well as pulmonary embolism after TrapEase filter placement. This complication developed in a 31-year-old trauma patient who developed bilateral popliteal deep vein thromboses and an initial pulmonary embolus while on low molecular weight heparin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, and Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA.
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hass
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Umstot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011152:Popliteal Vein; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery