Accidental dislocation of an intracaval temporary filter into the heart in a case of renal cell carcinoma extending into the vena cava.
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.
Sakai
Yasuyuki
Y
Department of Urology and Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. y-sakai.uro@tmd.ac.jp
Masuda
Hitoshi
H
Arai
Gaku
G
Kobayashi
Tsuyoshi
T
Kageyama
Yukio
Y
Kihara
Kazunori
K
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