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Case Reports
. 2019 May 15;12(2):53-54.
eCollection 2019 May.

Vena Cava Filter Complications: Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as a Gastrointestinal Bleed

Patrick G McEnulty  1 , William J Salyers Jr  1 , Akash Joshi  2
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Case Reports

Vena Cava Filter Complications: Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as a Gastrointestinal Bleed

Patrick G McEnulty et al. Kans J Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: gastrointestinal hemorrhage; pseudoaneurysm; vena cava filter.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT angiogram, coronal view, showing a strut penetrating the wall of the aorta.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT angiogram, axial view, showing a strut penetrating the wall of the aorta at the level of the third portion of the duodenum.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT angiogram, axial view, showing an aortic pseudoaneurysm projecting into the wall of the third portion of the duodenum.
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