Jung Hyeon Lim, Won Yong Lee, Yong Han Kim and Yong Joon Ra
Hallym University, South Korea
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Surgery Curr Res
A 20-year-old man presented after a fall with a femur fracture and epidural hemorrhage (EDH). One month after fracture surgery, swelling developed in both legs, and he was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A retrievable inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) was inserted, because EDH is a contraindication to anticoagulants. Four months later, he complained of abdominal pain, and computed tomography scan showed a fractured IVCF strut. After percutaneous removal failed three times, the IVCF was surgically removed by orthopedists using a portable image intensifier without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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