[en] Operative retrieval of two proximally migrated vena caval filters was performed in two patients, ages 42 and 45 years, respectively. In the first patient the filter was encrusted in the right ventricle, and in the second one the filter was found in the pulmonary artery. Both filters were retrieved under cardiopulmonary bypass via an incision in the right atrium and the pulmonary artery, respectively. These two observations underscore the risk of increased unwarranted indications and consequent higher complication rates of vena caval filters.
Disciplines :
Surgery Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
DEFRAIGNE, Jean ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Vahdat, Olivier; Université de Liège - ULiège
Lacroix, Hendrik; Université de Liège - ULiège
Limet, Raymond ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique
Language :
English
Title :
Proximal Migration of Vena Caval Filters: Report of Two Cases with Operative Retrieval
Publication date :
1995
Journal title :
Annals of Vascular Surgery
ISSN :
0890-5096
eISSN :
1615-5947
Publisher :
Springer Verlag, New York, United States - New York
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