TY - JOUR
T1 - Open Removal of Penetrating Inferior Vena Cava Filter with Repair of Secondary Aortic Dissection
T2 - Case Report Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Vascular Surgery, Chicago, IL, June 17-20, 2015.
AU - Chauhan, Yusuf
AU - Al Jabbari, Odeaa
AU - Abu Saleh, Walid K.
AU - Loh, Thomas
AU - Ali, Irshad
AU - Lumsden, Alan
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are indicated for the management of venous thromboembolism in patients who are not candidates for anticoagulation, have a contraindication to anticoagulation or who have recurrent thromboembolism despite anticoagulation. As IVC filter usage has increased, there has been a corresponding increase in presentation of filter-related complications. Filter leg penetration is commonly seen although is infrequently associated with complications. But in a small percentage of patients, penetration can result in damage to adjacent structures: duodenum, lumbar spine, and rarely the aorta. We report the case of a 77-year-old man with a chronic aortoiliac dissection secondary to aortic IVC filter penetration who underwent open filter retrieval and aortic repair.
AB - Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are indicated for the management of venous thromboembolism in patients who are not candidates for anticoagulation, have a contraindication to anticoagulation or who have recurrent thromboembolism despite anticoagulation. As IVC filter usage has increased, there has been a corresponding increase in presentation of filter-related complications. Filter leg penetration is commonly seen although is infrequently associated with complications. But in a small percentage of patients, penetration can result in damage to adjacent structures: duodenum, lumbar spine, and rarely the aorta. We report the case of a 77-year-old man with a chronic aortoiliac dissection secondary to aortic IVC filter penetration who underwent open filter retrieval and aortic repair.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961113639&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84961113639&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.10.033
DO - 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.10.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 26806231
AN - SCOPUS:84961113639
VL - 32
SP - 130.e9-130.e12
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0890-5096
ER -