Utilization of Transesophageal Echocardiography for Extraction of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter Fragment in the Right Ventricle

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Dec;32(6):2628-2632. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.11.018. Epub 2017 Nov 10.

Authors

Kartik Kansagra¹, George G Vatakencherry¹, John Do², Ameet V Keny³, Andrew G Rudikoff³, Antonio Hernandez Conte⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
² Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: Antonio.Conte@kp.org.

PMID: 29249577
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.11.018

No abstract available

Keywords: inferior vena cava filter; inferior vena cava filter embolization; snare-loop extraction; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Female
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / surgery*
Humans
Prosthesis Failure* / adverse effects
Vena Cava Filters* / adverse effects