Migration of a Greenfield filter to the pulmonary artery: a case report

M L Friedell; R J Goldenkranz; V Parsonnet; J Alpert; D K Brief; B J Brener; F M Aueron

Migration of a Greenfield filter to the pulmonary artery: a case report

J Vasc Surg. 1986 Jun;3(6):929-31.

Authors

M L Friedell, R J Goldenkranz, V Parsonnet, J Alpert, D K Brief, B J Brener, F M Aueron

PMID: 3520028

Abstract

A case of Greenfield filter migration to the left pulmonary artery is presented and the pertinent literature reviewed. Technical points are made regarding the prevention and the management of proximal filter migration.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Filtration / instrumentation*
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery*
Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control*
Radiography
Vena Cava, Inferior