SMJ articles in the category "inferior vena cava"

Original Article

Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Their Varying Compliance with the ACCP and the SIR Guidelines

Objectives: We examined our experience with inferior vena cava filters to assess whether we conformed to the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) guidelines and to evaluate the reasons for any discrepancy. Methods: This was a retrospective medical record review of patients having…

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Case Report

Renal Urothelial Carcinoma with Extended Venous Thrombus

Vascular invasion is not uncommon histologically in patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC) arising from the renal pelvis or ureter, while tumor thrombus affecting the main renal vein or the inferior vena cava (IVC) is rare. Herein, we report a unique case of renal pelvic UC with extended IVC thrombus manifested…

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Case Report

Bullet Migration within the Inferior Vena Cava

We report the case of a patient who sustained gunshot wounds to the chest. The bullet lodged and moved freely within the inferior vena cava and its branches, but the patient had no symptoms. The bullet was retrieved from the right common femoral vein with a basket. Selective approach to…

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