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Semin intervent Radiol 2007; 24(1): 015-019
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971191
Copyright © 2007 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Retrieval of a Wall-Embedded Recovery Inferior Vena Cava Filter Using Rigid Bronchoscopy Forceps

Sarah B. White1 , S. William Stavropoulos1
  • 1Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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27 March 2007 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Optional inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are an attractive option to help prevent pulmonary embolism because these filters can be retrieved when the risk for thromboembolic events has passed. Retrieval of IVC filters can be difficult if the filter tilts and its tip becomes embedded into the wall of the IVC. A case is presented in which rigid bronchoscopy forceps were used to retrieve a filter that had become embedded in the wall of the IVC.

KEYWORDS

IVC filter - filter retrieval - implantable devices - rigid bronchoscopy forceps

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S. William StavropoulosM.D. 

Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1 Silverstein

3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104