Successful experiences and feasible techniques of robotic-assisted inferior vena cava filter retrieval after failure of endovascular attempts: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mainstay of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter retrieval has been snare techniques. However, caval penetration or filter fracture makes endovascular approaches challenging, which in turn leads to more aggressive attempts, including open surgical procedures. The fact that laparoscopic approaches (especially the da Vinci robotic system) with minimal invasion allow for equivalent long-term outcomes as compared with open procedures is encouraging. To date, few centers have attempted secondary minimal invasive operation after filter retrieval failure. In this study, we presented a case of robot-assisted filter retrieval after failure of snare techniques. The operative time was 55 minutes, which was the shortest time reported in the collected studies thus far.

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SUBMITTER: Cheng G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080347 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature