Abstract
This report describes a symptomatic case of vena caval perforation caused by a vena cava filter. Functional small bowel obstruction due to vascular compromise was caused by a prong of the filter.
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Dagirmanjian, A., Beckman, I. Late greenfield filter vena cava perforation causing a small bowel obstruction: Case report. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 13, 44–46 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02576938
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