Transfemoral Filter Eversion Technique following Unsuccessful Retrieval of Option Inferior Vena Cava Filters: A Single Center Experience

Raghuram Posham; Aaron M. Fischman; Francis S. Nowakowski; Vivian L. Bishay; Derek M. Biederman; Jaskirat S. Virk; Edward Kim; Rahul S. Patel; Robert A. Lookstein

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2017.02.030

Transfemoral Filter Eversion Technique following Unsuccessful Retrieval of Option Inferior Vena Cava Filters: A Single Center Experience

Raghuram Posham, Aaron M. Fischman, Francis S. Nowakowski, Vivian L. Bishay, Derek M. Biederman, Jaskirat S. Virk, Edward Kim, Rahul S. Patel, Robert A. Lookstein

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This report describes the technical feasibility of using the filter eversion technique after unsuccessful retrieval attempts of Option and Option ELITE (Argon Medical Devices, Inc, Athens, Texas) inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. This technique entails the use of endoscopic forceps to evert this specific brand of IVC filter into a sheath inserted into the common femoral vein, in the opposite direction in which the filter is designed to be removed. Filter eversion was attempted in 25 cases with a median dwell time of 134 days (range, 44–2,124 d). Retrieval success was 100% (25/25 cases), with an overall complication rate of 8%. This technique warrants further study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	889-894
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2017.02.030
State	Published - Jun 2017

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Posham, R., Fischman, A. M., Nowakowski, F. S., Bishay, V. L., Biederman, D. M., Virk, J. S., Kim, E., Patel, R. S., & Lookstein, R. A. (2017). Transfemoral Filter Eversion Technique following Unsuccessful Retrieval of Option Inferior Vena Cava Filters: A Single Center Experience. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 28(6), 889-894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2017.02.030

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