Endovascular retrieval of Greenfield IVC filters 13 and 19 years post placement without major complication.

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Abstract

  • Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were first introduced in 1967 by Kazi Mobin-Uddin and later improved by Lazar Greenfield in the 1980s becoming a major component of catastrophic pulmonary embolism prevention. Nevertheless, filters are not entirely harmless. The long term risks include caval thrombosis, visceral penetration, and filters can serve as a nidus for infection. Filter retrieval is often complicated by intimal hyperplasia especially with increased indwelling time. Historically, Greenfield filters in place for longer than 3 weeks were considered permanent due to the risks of retrieval. Herein we present 2 cases of successful retrieval of Greenfield filters 13 and 19 years post implantation.

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  • Endovascular, Filter, IVC, Loop-snare, Venous, Adult, Anemia, Device Removal, Duodenum, Endovascular Procedures, Female, Foreign Bodies, Foreign-Body Migration, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Humans, Intestine, Small, Male, Middle Aged, Psoas Muscles, Vascular System Injuries, Vena Cava Filters, Vena Cava, Inferior

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  • Huang J; Bold M; Rajebi MR

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  • 11

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