Off-label use of a vena caval filter in the SVC in an adolescent with upper deep vein thrombosis.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122004000
Abstract: Vena caval filters remain as a useful tool in patients with deep vein thrombosis and contraindications to anticoagulation. Although they are rarely used in paediatric patients, they have been shown to be safe and effective… read more here.
Keywords: vena caval; deep vein; vein thrombosis; vena ... See more keywords
Superior vena caval approach for resecting intracardially extended Ewing sarcoma
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DOI: 10.1177/02184923221083725
Abstract: Intracardiac extension of Ewing sarcoma is extremely rare. Herein, we report the case of a pediatric patient with mediastinal Ewing sarcoma which extended to right atrium via the azygos vein. Surgical resection was performed through… read more here.
Keywords: caval approach; sarcoma; ewing sarcoma; superior vena ... See more keywords
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade as a Complication of Vena Caval Filters: Systematic Review of the Published Literature and the MAUDE Database
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DOI: 10.1177/1076029619849111
Abstract: Vena caval filters (VCFs) are used to prevent pulmonary embolism. However, besides the limited evidence of efficacy, filters have been associated with complications such as migration and embolization of the filter or filter components to… read more here.
Keywords: hemopericardium cardiac; published literature; caval filters; vena caval ... See more keywords