title: Accidental dislocation of an intracaval temporary filter into the heart in a case of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava.
abstract: In a case of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava, a temporary intracaval filter was applied before surgery to prevent pulmonary artery thrombosis. Two days later, the filter accidentally migrated into the right ventricle during defecation. Fortunately, it was successfully removed without damaging cardiac musculature under fluoroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. y-sakai.uro@tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kihara
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior