Oban mum Claire Telfer who travelled to England for complex cancer surgery has got the all-clear from the disease that she ...

The complexity of the procedure was carefully explained to the patient and his family beforehand.

Cite this: Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters Used to Protect Against Pulmonary Embolus: A Technology Assessment - Medscape - Feb 01, 2011.

A 50-year-old cancer patient traveled 300 miles to have a 15-pound tumor removed after doctors at home refused to operate. Julie Camarillo of Michigan had a large tumor in her stomach. She told Fox 32 ...

Key points A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involving the inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac veins, or common femoral veins should be considered a proximal DVT. Cross-sectional imaging with venous phase ...

Ligation of the Inferior Vena Cava in the Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism Author: E. Everett O'Neil, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published May 31, 1945 N Engl J Med 1945;232: ...

Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery via mini-sternotomy or small right thoracotomy is commonly performed. However, concomitant pulmonary vein isolation with aortic valve replacement via a ...

Inferior vena cava filters are often used for prophylaxis in patients deemed to be a high risk for pulmonary embolism (e.g. bariatric surgery in the super-obese), although whether or not this ...

Summary The inferior vena cava is one of two parts that make up the vena cava. The IVC carries blood from the legs, feet, and organs in the abdomen and pelvis to the right side of the heart. The IVC ...

Knotting of a pulmonary artery catheter in the superior vena cava: surgical removal and a word of caution G P Georghiou, B A Vidne, E Raanani Correspondence to: Dr G P Georghiou Department of ...

Suprarenal inferior vena cava ligation: all is not lost. Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 8 (2):p 169-172, Apr–Jun 2021. doi: 10.4103/ijves.ijves_73_20 ...