Wire Loop Methods for Retrieval of Trapped Inferior Vena Cava Filters: 10-F Versus 16-F Sheath Technique

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 956-957

  Kuo, William T ^a   Kee, Stephen T ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 44149122136     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.11.028     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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