The accidental expansion of an inferior vena cava filter which migrated to the pulmonary artery
TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.604-606, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.115
- Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.604-606
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Deep venous thrombosis, embolization, migration, vena cava inferior filter, RIGHT VENTRICLE, EMBOLISM
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) may result in fatal pulmonary thromboembolism. Inferior vena cava filters are used to prevent thromboembolic events in patients who are not eligible for anticoagulant therapy. However, the major disadvantage of these filters is they migrate to the pulmonary artery. In this article, we report the case of a 68-year-old female patient for whom the inferior vena cava filter accidentally expanded after it migrated to the pulmonary artery.