De Waele Jan J, De Pauw Michel, Van Belleghem Yves, Van Nooten Guido
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Intensive Care Unit 1K12, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2002 Apr;15(4):374-5. doi: 10.1067/mje.2002.117844.
Greenfield filters have been successfully used to prevent pulmonary embolism in selected patients. However, various complications have been described. A patient is presented in whom a Greenfield filter migrated to the right atrium, and subsequently perforated the right atrial wall. The diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiography and the filter removed surgically. This case emphasizes the role of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of migrated Greenfield filters.
格林菲尔德滤器已成功用于特定患者预防肺栓塞。然而，已有多种并发症的报道。本文介绍了一例格林菲尔德滤器迁移至右心房并随后穿透右心房壁的患者。经食管超声心动图做出诊断，滤器通过手术取出。该病例强调了经食管超声心动图在处理迁移的格林菲尔德滤器中的作用。
