TY  - JOUR
T1  - FRequent fracture of trapease inferior vena cava filters
AU  - Sano M, Unno N, Yamamoto N, Tanaka H, Konno H
Y1  - 2012/01/23
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.548
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 189
EP  - 191
VL  - 172
IS  - 2
N2  - 
Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is one of the most significant complications of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities. To prevent PTE, an inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) is often used.1 The TrapEase IVCF (Cordis Endovascular, Johnson & Johnson) is one of the most popular permanent IVCFs today. Previous studies have reported that the TrapEase IVCF is safe, effective, and resistant to fracture.2- 3 However, these studies were performed over a short-term follow-up period, and their evaluation methods seemed to be insufficient to adequately assess IVCF fractures. In the present study, we created 3-dimensional (3-D) images from computed tomographic (CT) images to accurately evaluate the presence of TrapEase IVCF fractures after long-term follow-up.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.548
ER  -