J Korean Radiol Soc.  2006 Oct;55(4):339-343. 10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.4.339.

Spontaneous Tilting after Placement of the Gunther-Tulip Inferior Vena Caval Filter: A Case Report

• Seo TS
• Cha IH
• Seol HY
• Park CM

• KMID: 2024447
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.4.339

Abstract

Tilting of a deployed filter in the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a particular kind of periprocedural complication and this can reduce the filter's clot-trapping ability and increase the occlusion of the IVC at a later period. The authors report here on a case of spontaneous tilting of an inferior vena caval filter that was associated with thrombosis in the IVC within 2 weeks of the initially successful placement of the filter without tilting.

Keyword

Inferior vena cava; Inferior vena caval filter; Deep vein thrombosis; Interventional procedures

MeSH Terms

Thrombosis
Vena Cava, Inferior
Venous Thrombosis