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Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis in the management of acute inferior vena cava filter occlusion using the Trellis-8 device.
J Endovasc Ther
February 2015
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru
Purpose: To evaluate the performance and safety of the Trellis-8 system, a pharmacomechanical thrombolysis infusion catheter, and adjunctive therapies in the treatment of symptomatic inferior vena cava (IVC) filter-related acute thrombotic occlusion.
Methods: Eight consecutive patients (6 men; mean age 57.4 years, range 34-78 years) with acute thrombotic occlusion of the IVC in the presence of an IVC filter underwent percutaneous venous thrombectomy using the Trellis-8 thrombectomy system and adjunctive techniques between January 2009 and November 2013.