Günther Tulip inferior vena cava filter retrieval using a bidirectional loop-snare technique

Many advanced techniques have been reported in the literature for difficult Günther Tulip filter removal. This report describes a bidirectional loop-snare technique in the setting of a fibrin scar formation around the filter leg anchors. The bidirectional loop-snare technique allows for maximal axia...

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Published in:Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) Turkey), 2016-09, Vol.22 (5), p.460-462
Main Authors: Ross, Jordan, Allison, Stephen, Vaidya, Sandeep, Monroe, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Device Removal - instrumentation
Device Removal - methods
End Stage Liver Disease - complications
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Interventional Radiology
Middle Aged
Vena Cava Filters
Venous Thrombosis - therapy
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Summary:Many advanced techniques have been reported in the literature for difficult Günther Tulip filter removal. This report describes a bidirectional loop-snare technique in the setting of a fibrin scar formation around the filter leg anchors. The bidirectional loop-snare technique allows for maximal axial tension and alignment for stripping fibrin scar from the filter legs, a commonly encountered complication of prolonged dwell times.
ISSN:1305-3825
1305-3612
DOI:10.5152/dir.2016.15475