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KMID : 0364020170500030224
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2017 Volume.50 No. 3 p.224 ~ p.227
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Extravascular Migration of a Fractured Inferior Vena Cava Filter Strut
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Lim Jung-Hyeon
Lee Weon-Yong
Ra Yong-Joon
Jeong Jae-Han
Park Bong-Suk
Ko Ho-Hyun
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Abstract
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A 20-year-old man presented with a femur fracture and epidural hemorrhage (EDH) following a fall. One month after fracture surgery, swelling developed in both legs, and he was diagnosed as having a deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A retrievable inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) was inserted, because EDH is a contraindication to anticoagulants. Four months later, he complained of abdominal pain, and a computed tomography scan showed a fractured IVCF strut. After percutaneous removal failed 3 times, the IVCF was surgically removed by orthopedists using a portable image intensifier without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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KEYWORD
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Vena cava filters, Migration, Fracture
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