Fatal migration of vena caval filters

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-121

  Shmuter, Zoya ^a   Frederic, Frede I ^a   Gill, James R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Fatality; Forensic pathology; Inferior vena caval filter; Migration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TENDINEA; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TRICUSPID VALVE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

CHORDAE TENDINEAE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 56749180761     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-9001-0     Document Type: Article

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