Clinical Experience with Retrievable Günther Tulip Vena Cava Filters

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 994-1000

  Wicky, Stephan ^a,b   Doenz, Francesco ^a   Meuwly, Jean Yves ^a   Portier, François ^a   Schnyder, Pierre ^a   Denys, Alban ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Filter retrieval; G nther Tulip IVC filter; Inferior vena cava filter; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBUS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0347995041     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<0994:CEWRGT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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