title: Removal of a Günther Tulip filter after 3,006 days.
abstract: Patients may be denied the opportunity to have their inferior vena cava (IVC) filters removed because of a perception that retrievable filters that have been in place for a long period of time may be more technically difficult or hazardous to remove. A case report on the removal of a Günther Tulip filter that was implanted for a total of 3,006 days is presented. This case report adds to the literature that suggests that no time limits may exist after which many retrievable IVC filters can no longer be safely removed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Surgery and the Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University College of Medicine, 500 University Dr, PO Box 850, Mail Code HO66, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. flynch@hmc.psu.edu
authors.forename: Frank C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D010690:Phlebography; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013997:Time Factors; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*