The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 1766-1768, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Embolectomy of a Bird's Nest Vena Caval Filter
WR Chitwood Jr, KS Chiang, JM Williams, RS Zeri and DA Semer
Department of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina 27858.
In this case report we describe a successful embolectomy of a partially
migrated Bird's Nest Caval Filter with attached embolic material. We used
transesophageal echocardiography to guide the surgical approach. The
patient recovered uneventfully from both the embolectomy and the subsequent
pelvic operation.