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A fractured inferior vena cava filter strut migrating to the left pulmonary artery

Inferior vena cava filters are increasingly used in patients with recurrent venous thromboembolism who are contraindicated to anticoagulation. Migration of a broken strut to the pulmonary artery is a very rare complication of these filters. We report the case of an 83-year-old female who experienced...

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Autores principales: Hudali, Tamer, Zayed, Ali, Karnath, Bernard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26744640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.06.002