RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Permanent IVC filter strut penetration into an abdominal aortic aneurysm
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e241962
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-241962
VO 14
IS 6
A1 Juehea Lee
A1 Graham Roche-Nagle
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e241962.abstract
AB An 85-year-old man with a known history of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) presented to a vascular surgery clinic with a severely swollen, tender and erythematous left leg. An urgent CT angiogram demonstrated a left-sided, proximal deep vein thrombosis, and a permanent, Bird’s Nest inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (Cook, Inc., Bloomington, Ind.) penetrating his AAA. The patient was treated with a course of apixaban 5 mg two times per day and the decision was made to closely observe his IVC filter and AAA, given his numerous comorbidities and age. This case highlights the unique considerations associated with an approach to permanent IVC filter complications among patients with AAAs.