Clinical case: cava-filter thrombosis, the role of ul-trasound in diagnostics and dynamic control

Background. Thrombosis in the inferior vena cava (IVC) system complicates the course of various pathological processes and is one of the most common vascular diseases. The most dangerous complication of venous thrombosis is pulmonary embolism (PE). An analysis of a late complication of cava filter implantation (CF) (thrombosis and inferior vena cava syndrome), which poses a threat to the patient’s life, was carried out using the patient’s example. In the long term, the disadvantages of CF implantation may dominate their therapeutic role.

Clinical case description. A variant of clinical and laboratory-instrumental diagnostics, therapeutic tactics in the development of CF thrombosis and their results are described.

Conclusion. Cava filters are in demand medical devices for the prevention of pulmonary embolism. However, a large number of complications after the installation of CF are understood as dynamic monitoring of the CF condition. Ultrasound is the preferred imaging method as a non-invasive and the most accessible method for assessing the degree of CF patency.

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