Title
Endovascular management of inferior vena cava filter thrombotic occlusion
Date Issued
01 October 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Branco B.C.
Montero-Baker M.F.
Espinoza E.
Zea-Vera R.
Labropoulos N.
Leon L.R.
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Objective: Inferior vena cava occlusion is a potentially life-threatening complication related to caval filters. We present our experience with filter-induced inferior vena cava occlusion in order to assess the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of endovascular management. Methods: A retrospective review of all patients undergoing inferior vena cava filter placement over a 60-month study period was performed. From this cohort, a total of 10 cases of inferior vena cava occlusion after filter placement were identified. Demographics, clinical data, procedures, and outcomes were extracted. Patients were followed to the last clinic visit or until they died. Results: One-hundred eighty filters were placed by our group practice during the study period. Of those, a total of 10 patients were identified. Overall, there were 7 males; the mean age was 57.1 years (25–78 years). The median time between inferior vena cava filter placement and filter occlusion was 105 days (range 5–4745 days). All patients were clinically symptomatic at the time of their presentation. Nine out of 10 patients were successfully managed endovascularly. Trellis™-8 thrombectomy was the most common endovascular strategy performed (n = 9). Four patients had balloon angioplasty, two of those with stent placement for chronically occluded inferior vena cava/iliac veins. No thromboembolic complications developed during a median follow-up period of 233 days (range 4–1083 days). Conclusions: Endovascular management of inferior vena cava occlusion is feasible, safe, and effective in decreasing thrombus burden in the presence of an inferior vena cava filter. Further studies evaluating long-term inferior vena cava patency and optimal surveillance regimen after endovascular management of filter-related inferior vena cava occlusion are warranted.
Start page
483
End page
489
Volume
26
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular Radiología, Medicina nuclear, Imágenes médicas Hematología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85053659811
PubMed ID
Source
Vascular
ISSN of the container
17085381
DOI of the container
10.1177/1708538118761398
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