title: Perforation of inferior vena cava during filter placement.
abstract: The placement of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a therapeutic method for selected patients with deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. However, insertion and placement of the filter may be associated with certain complications. For instance, retroperitoneal hematoma resulting from perforation of the wall by the filter is such a very rare but serious complication. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman with perforation of the IVC wall and consecutive hematoma caused by the filter who was treated surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Bariatric Surgery and Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland. jerzy.piecuch@wp.pl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piecuch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiewiora
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nowowiejska-Wiewiora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szkodzinski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polonski
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*