Spontaneous fracture of a Vena-Tech inferior vena caval filter
| Autor: | M. H. Awh, F. C. Taylor, Chien-Tai Lu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Inferior vena caval
Male Outer diameter medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous Vena Cava Filters Femoral vein Vena Cava Inferior Inferior vena cava Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging cardiovascular diseases business.industry Thrombosis General Medicine Equipment Design Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Pulmonary embolism Radiography medicine.vein Filter (video) cardiovascular system Equipment Failure business Pulmonary Embolism |
| Zdroj: | AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 157(1) |
| ISSN: | 0361-803X |
| Popis: | Percutaneous placement of filters in the inferior vena cava (IVC) has become increasingly common for the prevention of pulmonary embolism. Among these devices is the Vena-Tech filter (Vena-Tech Corp. , Evanston, IL). The filter is inserted percutaneously through a 1 2-French (outer diameter) sheath from either a jugular or femoral vein approach. In a multicenter European trial, the filter was reported to be 98% effective in the prevention of pulmonary embolism while maintaining caval patency of 92% [1 ]. Reported complications associated with the use of the Vena-Tech filter have included tilting, migration, and incomplete opening of the filter [1 ]. We report a unique case of spontaneous fracture of a Vena-Tech filter. |
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