Inferior vena cava filters in cancer patients: to filter or not to filter
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq1, Asem Mansour2, Yousef Ismael1, Hazem Abdulelah11Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Radiology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, JordanPurpose: Cancer and its treatment are recognized risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE); active cancer accounts for almost 2...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/inferior-vena-cava-filters-in-cancer-patients-to-filter-or-not-to-filt-a6633 |