Percutaneous Removal of Inferior Vena Cava Filter after Migration to Pulmonary Artery using an 8-Fr Multipurpose Catheter.
An inferior vena cava filter migrated to the left pulmonary artery during removal. The legs of the filter were not open adequately due to thrombus accumulating around the legs and resulted in the filter floating up and migrating to the pulmonary artery through the right atrium and ventricle. The hook for retrieval placed at the top of the filter faced proximal in the pulmonary artery and the legs of filter remained closed, consequently the filter could be removed safely from the pulmonary artery. An 8-Fr multipurpose catheter with its flexibility was useful to retrieve the filter from the pulmonary artery.
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Hidehiko
H
Nakamura
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan. Electronic address: takaaki_km2@yahoo.co.jp.
Takaaki
T
Komatsu
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Shiro
S
Nakahara
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Yoshihiko
Y
Sakai
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Isao
I
Taguchi
D000328:Adult; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*
Migration; Pulmonary artery; Pulmonary embolism; Retrieve filter; Vena cava filter