Removal of a Günther Tulip retrievable inferior vena cava filter after 147 days in a pediatric patient.
A Günther Tulip retrievable inferior vena cava filter was placed in a 9-year-old boy with T-cell ALL who had both iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and acute intracranial hemorrhage. The filter was removed 147 days after placement, when the patient was no longer at increased risk for DVT or pulmonary embolus. Removal of the filter did not compromise flow through the vena cava.
Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37232, USA. rekha.n.mody@vanderbilt.edu
Rekha N
RN
Mody
Leann S
LS
Stokes
Peter R
PR
Bream
Stephanie E
SE
Spottswood
D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy