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Management of a widowmaker

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We report a case of extensive, rapidly progressive ileo-femoral thrombosis with a long, free floating extension into the inferior vena cava. The management of what is potentially a very lethal situation, utilising the Kimray Greenfield filter placed in a suprarenal position, is discussed.

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  1. Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Institute of Clinical Science, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

    J. W. R. Peyton, E. M. Mcllrath & J. M. Hood

  2. Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Science, Royal Victoria Hospital, Gossvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, Belfast

    J. W. R. Peyton

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Peyton, J.W.R., Mcllrath, E.M. & Hood, J.M. Management of a widowmaker. I.J.M.S. 153, 181–183 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939823

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