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http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.3.224

Extravascular Migration of a Fractured Inferior Vena Cava Filter Strut

Lim, Jung Hyeon (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine)
Lee, Weon Yong (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine)
Ra, Yong Joon (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine)
Jeong, Jae Han (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine)
Park, Bong Suk (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine)
Ko, Ho Hyun (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hanllym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hanllym University College of Medicine)

Publication Information

Journal of Chest Surgery / v.50, no.3, 2017 , pp. 224-227 More about this Journal

Abstract

A 20-year-old man presented with a femur fracture and epidural hemorrhage (EDH) following a fall. One month after fracture surgery, swelling developed in both legs, and he was diagnosed as having a deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A retrievable inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) was inserted, because EDH is a contraindication to anticoagulants. Four months later, he complained of abdominal pain, and a computed tomography scan showed a fractured IVCF strut. After percutaneous removal failed 3 times, the IVCF was surgically removed by orthopedists using a portable image intensifier without cardiopulmonary bypass.

Keywords

Vena cava filters; Migration; Fracture;

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