title: Fracture of a Tempofilter II: an initial case report.
abstract: Tempofilter II is a device that is used for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis. Since the appearance of the Tempofilter II following withdrawal of the Tempofilter I, it has been reported that the Tempofilter II is safe, effective and useful. Here we report on the first case of a fracture of one leg of the filter and this leg was embedded in the inferior vena cava wall in a 62-year-old man with deep vein thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 501-757, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nam Kyu
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jae Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jae Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy