An unopened titanium greenfield IVC filter: Intravascular ultrasound to reveal associated thrombus and aid in filter opening

Timothy C. Goertzen; Timothy C. McCowan; Kevin L. Garvin; Robert P. Lieberman; Robert F. LeVeen

doi:10.1007/BF02602972

An unopened titanium greenfield IVC filter: Intravascular ultrasound to reveal associated thrombus and aid in filter opening

Timothy C. Goertzen, Timothy C. McCowan, Kevin L. Garvin, Robert P. Lieberman, Robert F. LeVeen

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Abstract

A titanium Greenfield filter did not open following placement in the infrarenal inferior vena cava (IVC). Abdominal radiograph and cavogram showed no definite reason for filter malfunction. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) demonstrated the unopened filter in the IVC with thrombus binding the legs. The thrombus was disrupted with a catheter, and the filter completely expanded with a balloon. IVUS documented full-filter opening in addition to residual thrombus in the filter following manipulation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	251-253
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602972
State	Published - Jul 1993

Keywords

Vena cava, filters
Vena cava, intravascular ultrasound

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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