Symptomatic inferior vena cava perforation by a retrievable filter: Report of two cases and a literature review

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 203-206

  Franz, Randall W ^a   Johnson, Jason D ^a   Shah, Kaushal J ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava filter; Inferior vena cava filter complications; Inferior vena cava wall penetration; Retrievable filter

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERIOR VENA CAVA PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEIN PERFORATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 80053005334     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: 16155939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278355     Document Type: Review

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