Balloon-assisted retrieval of tilted optease IVC filter

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 975-977

  Vink, Theodorus W F ^a   Reekers, Jim A ^b   Van Dijk, Lukas C ^a   Wever, Jan J ^a   Van Overhagen, Hans ^a  

^a HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER EXTREMITY DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAY-THURNER SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 84866622210     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0332-6     Document Type: Letter

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