Perforation of the inferior vena cava with aortic and vertebral penetration by a suprarenal Greenfield filter |
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| Authors: | Kim, D Porter, DH Siegel, JB Simon, M |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215. |
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| Abstract: | Various complications have been reported after insertion of the Greenfield filter. This report describes an unusual complication after suprarenal placement of this filter: spreading of the filter struts, with perforation of the inferior vena cava, and penetration of the aorta and a vertebral body, followed by fracture of one of the struts. |
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