TY - JOUR
T1 - Recurrent Fracture of a recovery inferior Vena cava Filter with Pulmonary Migration
AU - Vossen, Josephina Anna
AU - Thawait, Shrey Kumar
AU - Golia, Jennifer Susan
AU - Chamarthy, Murthy
AU - Cholewczynski, Walter
AU - Velasco, Noel
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Inferior vena cava (IVC†) filters are indicated in patients with venous thromboembolic disease in whom standard anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated or ineffective. A 32-yearold female presented to our hospital with chest pain 5 years after IVC filter placement. Imaging revealed sequential fracturing and embolization of two of the IVC filter arms to the pulmonary arteries. IVC filter fracture and subsequent migration to the lung is a rare complication. Systematic long-term follow-up in patients with IVC filters and, if possible, filter removal should be considered to prevent possible complications.
AB - Inferior vena cava (IVC†) filters are indicated in patients with venous thromboembolic disease in whom standard anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated or ineffective. A 32-yearold female presented to our hospital with chest pain 5 years after IVC filter placement. Imaging revealed sequential fracturing and embolization of two of the IVC filter arms to the pulmonary arteries. IVC filter fracture and subsequent migration to the lung is a rare complication. Systematic long-term follow-up in patients with IVC filters and, if possible, filter removal should be considered to prevent possible complications.
KW - Complications
KW - Fracture
KW - Inferior vena cava filter
KW - Migration
KW - Pulmonary embolism
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M3 - Article
C2 - 22737054
AN - SCOPUS:84863470685
SN - 0044-0086
VL - 85
SP - 255
EP - 259
JO - Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
JF - Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
IS - 2
ER -