title: Delayed complications of inferior vena cava filters: case report and literature review.
abstract: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are frequently placed to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients in whom anticoagulation is contraindicated or ineffective. Delayed erosion of the filter into adjacent vital structures is a rare complication. We report 3 complications of IVC filters managed with both surgical and endovascular therapies. A review of the available literature addresses incidence of delayed IVC filter complications, the approach to these problems, and the role of retrievable IVC filters.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Derek P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fairman
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult