%0 Journal Article
%T Delayed Lumbar Artery Laceration and Symptomatic Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Following IVC Filter Placement
%A Jennifer P. Montgomery
%A Kenneth J. Kolbeck
%J Open Journal of Radiology
%P 212-216
%@ 2164-3032
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojrad.2015.54029
%X Inferior vena cava filters are placed in selected patients to protect against potentially fatal pulmonary embolism. Generally, filter placement is regarded as a safe procedure although rare complications may arise. Recurrent thromboembolic events are the most common complications assoiated with inferior vena cava filters; however, there are multiple reports of filter fracture, migration, embolization, penetration and perforation. The aim of this report is to illustrate a serious potential complication of inferior vena cava filters. We report a rare case of symptomatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage occurring 3 weeks after filter placement treated successfully with selective arterial embolization of a lumbar artery laceration. This case serves to highlight the importance of retrieving filters when they are no longer beneficial.
%K Inferior Vena Cava Filter
%K Pulmonary Embolism
%K Hemorrhage
%K Arterial Embolization
%K Lumbar Artery Laceration
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=61835