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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr;21(4):574-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.394.

Symptomatic filter penetration presenting as pancreatitis

Meghan E Ford  1 , John A Lippert, J Kevin McGraw
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Case Reports

Symptomatic filter penetration presenting as pancreatitis

Meghan E Ford et al. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Herein, the authors describe a case of symptomatic, enzymatically positive pancreatitis secondary to inferior vena cava (IVC) penetration by an IVC filter. Computed tomography revealed evidence of a filter strut in the head of the pancreas. Although caval penetration has been shown to be a complication associated with the use of IVC filters, to the authors' knowledge symptomatic pancreatitis is a rare manifestation of filter penetration.

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