Long-standing inferior vena cava filter with multidirectional strut penetration: A case report
Nawaf Salah Ayad Mohamed, Osama Osman Ahmed Farah, Mohammed Ibrahim Elhamaky, Abdulaziz Mubarak Almasan, Abdulrahman BinSwilim, Talal Mislat Alotaibi · 2026
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Description
Nawaf Salah Ayad Mohamed and colleagues published a 2026 case report of a blood filter left in the body for nine years. Inferior vena cava filters catch clots traveling toward the lungs and are meant to be removed once risk passes. A 61-year-old man came in with nerve-type back pain, and scans showed his old filter's legs had pierced in several directions.
Struts reached into a lumbar vertebra, soft tissue, bowel loops, the abdominal aorta, and the tissue holding the bowel, and one strut had broken. Earlier removal attempts had failed because the filter was tilted and its hook embedded, yet no bleeding had occurred. The authors referred him for specialist endovascular retrieval and stress structured follow-up so filters are removed on time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nawaf Salah Ayad Mohamed, Osama Osman Ahmed Farah, Mohammed Ibrahim Elhamaky, Abdulaziz Mubarak Almasan, Abdulrahman BinSwilim, Talal Mislat Alotaibi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |