Vena caval filters are considered permanent indwelling devices. Occasionally, malposition of a filter prompts a desire for its removal. We report a method of percutaneous retrieval of a titanium Greenfield filter by snare.
Retrieval of Greenfield Filter from the Right Atrium
β Scribed by Parvis J. Sadighi; Eric Scott Frost
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0890-5096
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