Symptomatic perforation of a retrievable inferior vena cava filter after a dwell time of 5 years

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 417-419

  Parkin, Ed ^a   Serracino Inglott, Ferdinand ^a   Chalmers, Nick ^a   Smyth, Vince ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILTER; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN PERFORATION;

DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650992064     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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