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Misplacement of a vena cava filter in the retroperitoneum.

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Darcy, MD; Smith, TP; Hunter, DW; Castaneda-Zuniga, W; Amplatz, K
Published in: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
1987

An inferior vena cava filter was misplaced into the pericaval retroperitoneum. This was probably secondary to placement into and avulsion of the right spermatic vein. The filter delivery system was modified, and such misplacement should now be impossible.

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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

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ISSN

0174-1551

Publication Date

1987

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 39

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vena Cava, Inferior
  • Retroperitoneal Space
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Filtration
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
 

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Darcy, M. D., Smith, T. P., Hunter, D. W., Castaneda-Zuniga, W., & Amplatz, K. (1987). Misplacement of a vena cava filter in the retroperitoneum. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 10(1), 37–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02583305
Darcy, M. D., T. P. Smith, D. W. Hunter, W. Castaneda-Zuniga, and K. Amplatz. “Misplacement of a vena cava filter in the retroperitoneum.Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 10, no. 1 (1987): 37–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02583305.
Darcy MD, Smith TP, Hunter DW, Castaneda-Zuniga W, Amplatz K. Misplacement of a vena cava filter in the retroperitoneum. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1987;10(1):37–9.
Darcy, M. D., et al. “Misplacement of a vena cava filter in the retroperitoneum.Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, vol. 10, no. 1, 1987, pp. 37–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF02583305.
Darcy MD, Smith TP, Hunter DW, Castaneda-Zuniga W, Amplatz K. Misplacement of a vena cava filter in the retroperitoneum. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1987;10(1):37–39.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

DOI

ISSN

0174-1551

Publication Date

1987

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 39

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vena Cava, Inferior
  • Retroperitoneal Space
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Filtration
  • 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology