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Guenther tulip filter retrieval from a left-sided inferior vena cava
Elias N Brountzos1, John A Kaufman, Paul L Lakin
1Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., L342, Portland, OR 97201-3098, USA.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|April 28, 2004
Abstract:
Optional (retrievable) inferior cava filters (IVC) may have advantages over permanent filters in a certain subset of patients, especially in view of recent concerns about the long-term thrombotic complications of the latter. Retrieval of the Guenther Tulip Filter (GTF), an optional filter, has been reported in a total of 76 patients. We present the first description of GTF retrieval from a left-sided IVC using the right internal jugular approach.