Late complication from a retrievable inferior vena cava filter with associated caval, aortic, and duodenal perforation: A case report

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 223-225

  Veroux, Massimiliano ^a   Tallarita, Tiziano ^a   Pennisi, Monica ^a   Veroux, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUODENUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; THROMBECTOMY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

AORTA; DUODENUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 45449108228     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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