Monorail system for percutaneous repositioning of the Greenfield vena caval filter

Radiology. 1990 Sep;176(3):872-4. doi: 10.1148/radiology.176.3.2389052.

Abstract

The authors describe a technique for removing or repositioning a malpositioned Greenfield inferior vena caval filter. A "monorail" system was used, in which a wire was passed from the femoral vein through the apical hole in the filter and out the internal jugular vein; the wire was held taut from above and below and thus facilitated repositioning or removal of the filter. The technique was used successfully in two cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Filtration / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control*
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Vena Cava, Inferior*