An unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage - Perforation of a vena Cava filter into the duodenum

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 305-307

  Sarkar, M R ^a,b   Lemminger, F M ^a  

^a STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Intestinal perforation; Vena cava filter

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

AGED; DUODENUM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0030815271     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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