Percutaneous Management of Extensive Clot Trapped in a Temporary Vena Cava Filter

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1001-1005

  Vrachliotis, Thomas G ^a,c   Tachtaras, Athanassios ^a   Doundoulakis, Nicholaos ^a   Sheiman, Robert G ^b   Papadopoulos, Vassilios ^a   Stringaris, Kiriakos A ^a  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Henry Dynant Medical Center   (Greece)

Author keywords

G nther Tulip MReye filter; Inferior vena cava filters; Pulmonary embolism; Temporary inferior vena cava filters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBRIN CLOT; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; KIDNEY VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; EMBOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0347995042     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<1001:PMOECT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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