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Retrieval of a wall-embedded recovery inferior vena cava filter using rigid bronchoscopy forceps
Sarah B White1, S William Stavropoulos
1Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
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