PLACEMENT OF A GREENFIELD FILTER IN THE SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA

被引:16
作者
OWEN, EW [1 ]
SCHOETTLE, GP [1 ]
HARRINGTON, OB [1 ]
机构
[1] THORAC & CARDIOVASC SURG ASSOC,MEMPHIS,TN
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10.1016/0003-4975(92)91464-K
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 75-year-old man with a Greenfield filter in the inferior vena cava for previous pulmonary emboli had recurrent pulmonary emboli. He was unable to take anticoagulants due to gastric ulcer disease. Contrast studies revealed a large thrombus in the left brachiocephalic vein. A Greenfield filter was placed in the superior vena cava through the right internal jugular vein using the femoral insertion apparatus.
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页码:896 / 897
页数:2
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