Tine after tine: a varied approach to the removal of a long-standing IVC filter

Inferior vena cava filters are important tools used to help prevent life-threatening pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized patients with contraindications to pharmacological prophylactic anticoagulation. This is a case report of a patient who had an inferior vena cava filter placed after a traumatic s...

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Main Authors: Andrew Delozier, Melhem Ghaleb, MD, Alonso Andrade, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004331630317X