Beyond the Snare: Utilizing Rigid Laparoscopic Forceps for the Retrieval of a Wall-Embedded Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

Saleem Jahangir1, Mohammed S Algahtani2, Khalid Alomar1

  • 1Vascular Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.

Cureus
|May 8, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Embedded inferior vena cava (IVC) filters can be challenging to retrieve. Rigid laparoscopic forceps offer a safe and effective solution for removing deeply embedded IVC filters when standard methods fail.