title: Crossed legs: an unexpected occurrence during an ALN filter placement.
abstract: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement is indicated for patients with pulmonary embolism and/or deep venous thrombosis when anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated. IVC filter placement, however, is not without complications. In this case, we noted crossing of the filter struts immediately after deployment of the ALN IVC filter (ALN Implants Chirurgicaux Ghisonaccia, France). The filter was then successfully removed.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-361, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Electronic address: Maureen.kohi@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Maureen P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kohi
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-361, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Electronic address: Andrew.taylor@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-361, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Electronic address: Kanti.kolli@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: K Pallav
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kolli
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-361, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Electronic address: Nicholas.fidelman@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fidelman
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-361, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Electronic address: Robert.kerlan@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kerlan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: ALN; Inferior vena cava; Option; Retrieval