Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal

As many as 130,000 inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are placed annually, with as few as 5,000 retrieved a year for patients who no longer require protection from deep vein thrombosis. Superior vena cava (SVC) filter placement is an even less common occurrence and is usually reserved for special case...

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Autores principales: Harmon, Taylor S, Agrait, Mario, Sifrig, Brian, Matteo, Jerry, Meyer, Travis E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6278997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30533334
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3400
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author Harmon, Taylor S
Agrait, Mario
Sifrig, Brian
Matteo, Jerry
Meyer, Travis E
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description As many as 130,000 inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are placed annually, with as few as 5,000 retrieved a year for patients who no longer require protection from deep vein thrombosis. Superior vena cava (SVC) filter placement is an even less common occurrence and is usually reserved for special cases. Furthermore, the simultaneous placement of IVC and SVC filters is most rare, whereas simultaneous IVC and SVC filter removal has not been reported in the literature. We present a case and a novel technique for successful concurrent removal of IVC and SVC filters in a patient.
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spelling pubmed-62789972018-12-07 Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal Harmon, Taylor S Agrait, Mario Sifrig, Brian Matteo, Jerry Meyer, Travis E Cureus Radiology As many as 130,000 inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are placed annually, with as few as 5,000 retrieved a year for patients who no longer require protection from deep vein thrombosis. Superior vena cava (SVC) filter placement is an even less common occurrence and is usually reserved for special cases. Furthermore, the simultaneous placement of IVC and SVC filters is most rare, whereas simultaneous IVC and SVC filter removal has not been reported in the literature. We present a case and a novel technique for successful concurrent removal of IVC and SVC filters in a patient. Cureus 2018-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6278997/ /pubmed/30533334 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3400 Text en Copyright © 2018, Harmon et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Radiology
Harmon, Taylor S
Agrait, Mario
Sifrig, Brian
Matteo, Jerry
Meyer, Travis E
Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
title Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
title_full Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
title_fullStr Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
title_full_unstemmed Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
title_short Solving the Chinese Finger Trap: A Novel Method for Simultaneous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
title_sort solving the chinese finger trap: a novel method for simultaneous superior and inferior vena cava filter removal
topic Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6278997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30533334
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3400
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