Delayed Lumbar Artery Laceration and Symptomatic Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Following IVC Filter Placement

• 作者: Jennifer P. Montgomery Kenneth J. Kolbeck
• 来源期刊: 放射学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: INFERIOR Vena Cava Filter Pulmonary EMBOLISM Hemorrhage Arterial EMBOLIZATION LUMBAR Artery LACERATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（4）
• 页码范围: 212-216
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R5

摘要

Inferior vena cava filters are placed in selected patients to protect against potentially fatal pulmonary embolism. Generally, filter placement is regarded as a safe procedure although rare complications may arise. Recurrent thromboembolic events are the most common complications assoiated with inferior vena cava filters;however, there are multiple reports of filter fracture, migration, embolization, penetration and perforation. The aim of this report is to illustrate a serious potential complication of inferior vena cava filters. We report a rare case of symptomatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage occurring 3 weeks after filter placement treated successfully with selective arterial embolization of a lumbar artery laceration. This case serves to highlight the importance of retrieving filters when they are no longer beneficial.