Use of the ALN permanent/removable vena cava filter: A multi-centre experience

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 501-507

  Pancione, L ^a,d   Pieri, S ^b   Agresti, P ^b   Lagana', D ^c   Carrafiello, G ^c   Mecozzi, B ^a  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interventional procedures; Pulmonary embolism; Vena cava filters

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; VENA CAVA FILTER;

DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STAINLESS STEEL; TIME FACTORS; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33947637107     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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