Retrievable IVC Filters: Comprehensive Review of Device-related Complications and Advanced Retrieval Techniques
- 1 July 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in RadioGraphics
- Vol. 37 (4), 1236-1245
- https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.2017160167
Abstract
An imaging review of device-related factors that complicate removal of retrievable IVC filters and advanced endovascular techniques used to manage these issues is presented. Use of retrievable inferior vena cava filters (RIVCFs) has grown exponentially since their introduction into clinical practice, but many of these devices are not retrieved. Some are not retrieved due to poor clinical follow-up, but other devices remain in situ for extended periods because they present significant technical challenges during retrieval. Because of these and other factors, many of these devices were thus left in place permanently. However, recent data have placed a renewed emphasis on device retrieval due to increased risk of RIVCF-related complications, which are positively correlated with filter dwell time. Development of advanced filter retrieval techniques has had a significant impact on the removal of embedded RIVCFs, permitting retrieval of the majority of devices. The purpose of this article is to present an imaging and data review of the dominant device-related factors that complicate RIVCF retrieval and to describe the relevant advanced retrieval techniques to manage these factors. ...This publication has 43 references indexed in Scilit:
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