Retrograde tempofilter IITM placement within the superior vena cava in a patient with acute upper extremity deep venous thrombosis: The filter stands on its head

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 140-143

  Yim, Nam Yeol ^a,b   Chang, Nam Kyu ^b   Lim, Jae Hoon ^b   Kim, Jae Kyu ^b  

^a Armed Forces Yangju Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embolism, pulmonary; Veins, extremities; Veins, thrombosis; Vena cavae, filter; Vena cavae, interventional procedure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LEG SWELLING; LIVER INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PELVIS FRACTURE; RIB FRACTURE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VENA CAVA FILTER;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UPPER EXTREMITY DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 78651500409     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.1.140     Document Type: Article

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