Endovascular retrieval of inferior vena cava filter penetrating into aorta: an unusual presentation of abdominal pain.

Inferior vena cava filters are commonly used in patients with contraindications to or failures of treatment with anticoagulation. However, these are not without complications. Serious complications include penetration of the filter struts into adjacent structures, including the aorta.

Percutaneous interventions in subclavian artery-to-contralateral subclavian vein "necklace" hemodialysis grafts: experience in five patients.

Purpose: To describe clinical outcomes of endovascular interventions in the setting of thrombosis or dysfunction of anterior chest wall ("necklace") arteriovenous (AV) hemodialysis grafts.

Materials And Methods: Eight percutaneous interventions (balloon angioplasty, pharmacologic thrombolysis, and mechanical thrombectomy) were performed in five patients with anterior chest wall AV grafts. Primary, assisted, and secondary patencies, as well as technical success and complication rates, were determined.

Outcomes of tracheobronchial stent placement for benign disease.

Purpose: To retrospectively determine long-term outcomes in patients who have undergone tracheobronchial stent placement for benign diseases.

Materials And Methods: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained for this retrospective HIPAA-compliant study, with waiver of informed consent. Forty patients (22 female, 18 male; mean age, 52.