| Literature DB >> 2772180 |
D Kim1, D H Porter, J B Siegel, M Simon.
Abstract
Various complications have been reported after insertion of the Greenfield filter. This report describes an unusual complication after suprarenal placement of this filter: spreading of the filter struts, with perforation of the inferior vena cava, and penetration of the aorta and a vertebral body, followed by fracture of one of the struts.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2772180 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.172.3.2772180
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiology ISSN: 0033-8419 Impact factor: 11.105