Perforation of the Inferior Vena Cava by a Inserted Greenfield Filter

Abstract

We report the case of a 72-year-old man who was admitted in the hemorrhagic shock by the perforation of the inferior vena cava by a Greenfield filter that had been inserted 6 months before because of deep vein thrombosis associated with pulmonary embolism. Computed tomography demonstrated the retroperitoneal hematoma by the perforation of the inferior vena cava. The anti-shock therapy was performed immediately, and the hospital course was stable without surgical therapy, after that the patient was discharged home at 39 days after admission. The follow-up was uneventful, and the patient was doing well 6 years later. We must carefully follow-up after the insertion of the Greenfield filter because of the specific complication such as this will be encountered.