title: Loop-snare technique for difficult inferior vena cava filter retrievals.
abstract: Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are generally retrieved without difficulties. However, when filters are tilted against the IVC wall, engaging the tip or hook of the filter can be difficult with the use of standard techniques. This report describes an alternative method of successful IVC filter retrieval by creating a wire loop between the filter legs, including the tip of the filter. This loop snare was successfully applied in eight cases after filter retrieval failed with the Recovery Cone or simple snare technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
authors.forename: Albert K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Binkert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*