A retrievable Günther Tulip caval filter (William Cook, Europe) was successfully placed and retrieved in the superior vena cava for upper extremity deep venous thrombosis in a 56-year-old woman. Bilateral subclavian and internal jugular venous thromboses thought secondary to placement of multiple central venous catheters were present. There have been reports of the use of permanent Greenfield filters and a single case report of a temporary filter in the superior vena cava. As far as we are aware this is the first reported placement and successful retrieval of a filter in these circumstances.
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Nadkarni, S., Macdonald, S., Cleveland, T. et al. Placement of a Retrievable Günther Tulip Filter in the Superior Vena Cava for Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis. CVIR 25, 524–526 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-001-0112-9
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