Greenfield stainless steel vena cava filters on computed tomography follow-up.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate complications of Greenfield (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Mass) stainless steel inferior vena cava (IVC) filters on follow-up computed tomography (CT) imaging and to elucidate associated risk factors.

Methods: Ninety-three patients with CT studies obtained for other reasons after Greenfield IVC filter placement (2007-2014) were retrospectively studied. Greenfield filters were placed permanently in those with venous thromboembolism and an expected lifelong contraindication to anticoagulation or life expectancy <6 months.

Interventional Radiology-Operated Cholecystoscopy for the Management of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis: Approach, Technical Success, Safety, and Clinical Outcomes.

Objective: The objective of our study was to report the technique, complications, and clinical outcomes of interventional radiology-operated cholecystoscopy with stone removal for the management of symptomatic cholelithiasis.

Materials And Methods: Ten (77%) men and three (23%) women (mean age, 65 years) with symptomatic cholelithiasis underwent cholecystostomy followed by interventional radiology-operated cholecystoscopy with stone removal. Major comorbidities precluding cholecystectomy included prior cardiac, pulmonary, or abdominal surgery; cirrhosis; sepsis with hyponatremia; seizure disorder; developmental delay; and cholecystoduodenal fistula.

Aortoenteric fistulae temporization and treatment: lessons learned from a multidisciplinary approach to 3 patients.

Aortoenteric fistulae are life-threatening conditions characterized by abnormal communications between the aorta and gastrointestinal tract. Aortoenteric fistulae may be characterized by the triad of bleeding, abdominal pain, or a pulsatile abdominal mass. Although hemorrhage is the most common presentation, it does not always occur; thus, patients may present with nonspecific symptoms.

Role of inferior vena cava filters in transplant patients.

Purpose: This study evaluates the selection, use, and risks of permanent and retrievable inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) in patients who have undergone organ transplantation.

Materials And Methods: Single-center retrospective review of 35 patients who had an IVCF placed following organ transplantation. Patient demographics, IVCF indication, and eligibility for retrieval were reviewed.

Celect Inferior Vena Cava Wall Strut Perforation Begets Additional Strut Perforation.

Purpose: To identify risk factors for strut perforation following Celect inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (IVCF) placement and to use finite element modeling to predict the mechanical impact of long-dwelling filters.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-one patients with three computed tomography (CT) studies were evaluated following Celect IVCF placement (2007-2013). Three-dimensional finite element models of the Celect IVCF were developed to simulate mechanical deformation of the IVCF encountered in vivo.

Complications of Celect, Günther tulip, and Greenfield inferior vena cava filters on CT follow-up: a single-institution experience.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the rates of complications on follow-up computed tomography (CT) studies of patients with Celect, Günther Tulip, and Greenfield inferior vena cava (IVC) filters.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of CT studies obtained 0-1,987 days after infrarenal placement of an IVC filter identified 255 Celect, 160 Tulip, and 50 Greenfield filters. Follow-up CT studies were independently evaluated by two observers for IVC perforation, contact with adjacent organs, and filter fracture.