Techniques Used for Difficult Retrievals of the Günther Tulip Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Experience in 32 Patients

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-99

  Van Ha, Thuong G ^a   Vinokur, Olga ^a   Lorenz, Jonathan ^a   Regalado, Sidney ^a   Zangan, Steven ^a   Piano, Giancarlo ^a   Funaki, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849159275     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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