A Case of Lumbar Artery Pseudoaneurysm 10 Days after Inferior Vena Cava Filter Implantation

Abstract

A 76-year-old female was had dyspnea on effort and was diagnosed with pulmonary thromboembolism. She had pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis on computed tomography, and inferior vena cava (IVC) filter was placed. 10 days after IVC filter implantation, she suffered from low back pain. Computed tomography showed a retroperitoneal hematoma. Angiography was performed emergently and demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm at the fourth lumbar artery. Embolization of the lumbar artery was performed with coils. Lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm due to IVC filter implantation is a rare, but it is important to recognize the possibility of that complication.