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To the Editor: Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement has been on the rise over the years, but only a small percentage of retrievable IVC filters have been removed, ranging between 10.1% and 38.9%.[1,2] Laparoscopic retrieval of IVC filter case report was available since 2015,[3] the filter hook in the case report was seen clearly protruding from the anterior wall of the cava, and there was no need for vena cavotomy and reconstruction. In this case, the IVC filter tip was embedded in the posterior wall and cavotomy was required. Very few studies have reported the laparoscopic IVC filter retrieval through vena cavotomy and reconstruction.