Single-lumen unilateral technique of cava-filter removing

Viller A.G., Khachaturov A.A., Stoyko Yu.M., Yashkin M.N., Bolomatov N.V., Marchak D.I., Litvinov A.A.

More than 50 years in clinical practice for prevention of pulmonary embolism are used cava-filters of various modifications. After decrease in a risk level of pulmonary embolism there is a possibility of removal of the temporary cava-filter, however, in practice it not always probably. Experience of an original method of removal of the cava-filter is given in the present article from the cava vein, allowing to prevent the complications caused by the filter, instead of deep vein thrombosis. The developed original technique — single-lumen unilateral technique of cava-filter removing allows to reduce injury of intervention due to unilateral access, does possible removal of the filtering device even at his deviation from the central axis of the vein cava.