Advanced techniques for removal of retrievable inferior venacava filters

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-750

  Iliescu, Bogdan ^a   Haskal, Ziv J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT); Endovascular treatment; Pulmonary embolism; Vena cava; Venous intervention

Indexed keywords

BALLOON DISPLACEMENT TECHNIQUE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSECTION TECHNIQUE; DUAL ACCESS TECHNIQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REALIGNMENT TECHNIQUE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SANDWICH TECHNIQUE; SLING TECHNIQUE; STIFF WIRE DISPLACEMENT TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TIME FACTORS; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84866615048     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0205-z     Document Type: Review

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