Difficult retrieval of a retrievable inferior vena cava filter placed in an inverted orientation.
The present report describes a technique of retrieving a retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placed in an inverted orientation that had attached to the IVC wall. The filter was removed with difficulty via a combined jugular and femoral venous approach.
Kwok
Philip Chong-hei
PC
Department of Radiology and Imaging, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. pchkwok@yahoo.com.hk
Wong
Wong Kan
WK
Siu
Kam Wang
KW
Lai
Albert Kwok-hung
AK
Chan
Susan Chi-hum
SC
D000328:Adult; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects