Case report: Endoluminal removal of a retrievable conical inferior vena cava filter with a ruptured retraction hook attached to the wall

Case report: Endoluminal removal of a retrievable conical inferior vena cava filter with a ruptured retraction hook attached to the wall

We report the case of a patient who underwent endovascular retrieval of a conical inferior vena cava (IVC) filter with a ruptured retraction hook that was attached to the IVC wall. A 21-year-old woman with a Celect (Cook) filter, implanted 1,522 days prior, requested retrieval. Preoperative ultrasou...

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Main Authors: Xuan Tian, Jianlong Liu, Jinyong Li, Xiao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
inferior vena cava (IVC)
filter retrieval
complex
complications
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.985060/full

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