Combined pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for acute inferior vena cava filter thrombosis.
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter thrombosis has been reported to occur in up to 30% of cases and is associated with significant morbidity. The optimal treatment of IVC thrombosis has not been established to date. We report a case of IVC filter thrombosis with associated vena caval obstruction successfully treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis and adjunctive mechanical thrombectomy.
Yan
Bryan P
BP
Cardiology Division, Section of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Kiernan
Thomas J
TJ
Gupta
Vishal
V
Ajani
Andrew E
AE
Schainfeld
Robert M
RM
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D017131:Thrombectomy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator