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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb;50(2):94-7.
doi: 10.1177/1538574416628653. Epub 2016 Feb 11.

Iliac Vein Stent Fracture Due to a Migrated Retrievable Vena Cava Filter

Nam Yeol Yim  1 , Jae Kyu Kim  2 , Hyoung Ook Kim  2 , Yang Jun Kang  2 , Hye Doo Jung  2
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Iliac Vein Stent Fracture Due to a Migrated Retrievable Vena Cava Filter

Nam Yeol Yim et al. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

We report a case of iliac vein stent fracture due to hooking by a migrated retrievable inferior vena cava filter in a 55-year-old woman with acute deep venous thrombosis related to May-Thurner syndrome.

Keywords: deep vein thrombosis; inferior vena cava; stents; vena cava filters.

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