Open retrieval management of inferior vena cava filter erosion resulting in symptomatic hydroureteronephrosis

Open retrieval management of inferior vena cava filter erosion resulting in symptomatic hydroureteronephrosis

Inferior vena cava filters are effective for the management of thromboembolic disease but can erode into adjacent organ systems in rare instances. Endovascular retrieval of eroded filters has been the preferred management for this complication. We present a case for which endovascular retrieval was...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jack Henry Victory, BS, Samantha D. Minc, MD, MPH, FACS, Stanley Zaslau, MD, MBA, FACS, Amr A. Elbakry, MD, Maxwell Ian Almenoff, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Subjects:
Case study
IVC filter
Penetration
Retrieval
Ureteral injury
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723000977

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723000977

Similar Items