Aspiration Thrombectomy in a Patient with Suprarenal Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis

DVT has rarely been observed in the inferior vena cava (IVC). Pulmonary embolism (PE), which can be life-threatening, often occurred in patients with IVC thrombosis. Therefore, an IVC filter is frequently used in those patients for the prevention of PE. A case of successful endovascular treatment of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kishima, Hideyuki, Fukunaga, Masashi, Nishian, Kunihiko, Saita, Ten, Horimatsu, Tetsuo, Sugahara, Masataka, Mine, Takanao, Masuyama, Tohru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25692046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/495065
Descripción
Sumario:DVT has rarely been observed in the inferior vena cava (IVC). Pulmonary embolism (PE), which can be life-threatening, often occurred in patients with IVC thrombosis. Therefore, an IVC filter is frequently used in those patients for the prevention of PE. A case of successful endovascular treatment of an IVC thrombus in a patient with relative contraindications to implantation of an IVC filter is presented. This case report shows that aspiration of thrombi caught in the removable IVC filter may be an alternative to surgery in high-risk patients with catheter-related suprarenal inferior vena cava thrombosis.

Ejemplares similares