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An alternative approach to treatment of inferior vena cava filter perforation

We report a case of inferior vena cava filter perforation immediately after filter implantation, recognized intraoperatively in a patient undergoing laparotomy for resection of locally advanced ovarian cancer. We describe an alternative approach with strut resection, less invasive than filter remova...

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Autores principales: Krutman, Mariana, Yazbek, Guilherme, Nishinari, Kenji, Pignataro, Bruno Soriano, Bomfim, Guilherme Andre Zottele, Cavalcante, Rafael Noronha, Centofanti, Guilherme, Fonseca, Igor Yoshio Imagawa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.180131
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Sumario:We report a case of inferior vena cava filter perforation immediately after filter implantation, recognized intraoperatively in a patient undergoing laparotomy for resection of locally advanced ovarian cancer. We describe an alternative approach with strut resection, less invasive than filter removal, enabling the device to be maintained and bleeding to be controlled.