Duodenal perforation by a Greenfield filter: endoscopic diagnosis.

Bianchini, A U; Mehta, S N; Mulder, D S; Barkun, A N; Mayrand, S · Am J Gastroenterol · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Despite its proven safety and efficacy, complications from the Greenfield vena cava filter have been described. We report the unusual case of a duodenal perforation by a filter in a 29-yr-old male. The diagnosis was made incidentally at endoscopy.

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