title: Endovascular retrieval of an intraaortic greenfield vena cava filter.
abstract: Aberrant placement of vena cava filters has been documented. Only one case of intraaortic deployment, in which the filter was left at the aortic bifurcation with no adverse effects over a 4-year follow-up period, has been reported. We describe the endovascular retrieval of an intraaortic Greenfield filter using a snare and large sheath to protect the aortic intima from injury during removal of the device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA. esxeno2@email.uky.edu
authors.forename: Eleftherios S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Xenos
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Minion
authors.forename: Ehab E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sorial
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Endean
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*