Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney

Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney

Anticoagulation is used to prevent thromboembolism; inferior vena cava filters are an alternative in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation. Although it is safe and effective, there are recognized complications related to inferior vena cava filter placement. We describe the case of a you...

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Main Authors: Vaibhav Gupta, MD, Amanpreet Brar, BSc, Marc Pope, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718300704
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spelling doaj-b50fb3cf33e345e0896a6857e885f2162020-11-24T22:19:47ZengElsevierJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques2468-42872018-09-0143201203Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidneyVaibhav Gupta, MD0Amanpreet Brar, BSc1Marc Pope, MD2Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Correspondence: Vaibhav Gupta, MD, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Ave, Rm H-170, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaAnticoagulation is used to prevent thromboembolism; inferior vena cava filters are an alternative in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation. Although it is safe and effective, there are recognized complications related to inferior vena cava filter placement. We describe the case of a young man with congenital solitary left pelvic kidney who required unique filter placement to suit the anatomy and surgical removal after entrapment of the filter-snare complex in the left internal iliac vein. Patients may also acquire solitary pelvic kidneys after renal transplantation. This anatomy poses unique challenges to venous filter placement and requires tailored management. Keywords: Venous interruption filter, Abnormal anatomy, Filter entrapment, Surgical removalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718300704
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Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Marc Pope, MD
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title Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney
title_short Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney
title_full Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney
title_fullStr Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney
title_full_unstemmed Surgical removal of venous filter and snare complex in a patient with solitary left pelvic kidney
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series Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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publishDate 2018-09-01
description Anticoagulation is used to prevent thromboembolism; inferior vena cava filters are an alternative in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation. Although it is safe and effective, there are recognized complications related to inferior vena cava filter placement. We describe the case of a young man with congenital solitary left pelvic kidney who required unique filter placement to suit the anatomy and surgical removal after entrapment of the filter-snare complex in the left internal iliac vein. Patients may also acquire solitary pelvic kidneys after renal transplantation. This anatomy poses unique challenges to venous filter placement and requires tailored management. Keywords: Venous interruption filter, Abnormal anatomy, Filter entrapment, Surgical removal
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718300704
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