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01-07-2008 | Case Report

Technical Error During Deployment Leads to Vena Cava Filter Migration and Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Authors: Nikolas I. Fotiadis, Tarun Sabharwal, Renato Dourado, Shabbo Fikrat, Andreas Adam

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Special Issue 2/2008

Abstract

The Günther Tulip vena cava filter is a safe, effective, well-established device for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis. We report a patient in whom there was migration of the filter to the right atrium, 2 weeks after insertion, caused by a technical error during deployment. An attempt to retrieve the filter percutaneously failed, necessitating removal at open-heart surgery. The potential causes of migration are described and the lessons learned from this unusual case are outlined.

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Title: Technical Error During Deployment Leads to Vena Cava Filter Migration and Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Nikolas I. Fotiadis
Tarun Sabharwal
Renato Dourado
Shabbo Fikrat
Andreas Adam
Publication date: 01-07-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue Special Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9159-6

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