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Review Case Reports
Inferior vena cava filter ensnarement by central line guide wires--a report of 4 cases and brief review.
- Deowall Chattar-Cora, Rocco R Tutela, Nirman Tulsyan, Roshani Patel, Ernest A Cudjoe, and Godfrey D Onime.
- Department of Surgery, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ, USA.
- Angiology. 2004 Jul 1; 55 (4): 463-8.
AbstractEnsnarement of inferior vena cava filters with central line guide wires is an infrequent complication that has been sporadically reported. The authors present 4 patients who experienced this complication. They review the literature, make recommendations to avoid this preventable complication, and recommend what to do once the complication occurs.
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