Inferior vena cava filter strut perforation discovered during right robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are a relatively safe and effective treatment designed to prevent pulmonary emboli. Late complications of IVC filters include filter migration, tilting, strut fracture, strut perforation, and IVC thrombosis. We present a case of a 67-year-old male undergoing a right robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy whose IVC filter strut had perforated the vena caval wall.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. stephen.kappa@vanderbilt.edu
Stephen F
SF
Kappa
Todd M
TM
Morgan
Kirk A
KA
Keegan
Michael S
MS
Cookson
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries*