The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 41, 329-331, Copyright © 1986 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Nonoperative control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage secondary to placement of an inferior vena cava occluding device in a patient with recurrent pulmonary emboli
AK Pridjian, S Levitsky, DG Spigos and S Rich
A woman with multiple recurrent pulmonary emboli and iatrogenic inferior
vena cava perforation caused by the Hunter-Sessions introducer was treated
successfully by placement of a Hunter-Sessions balloon to control the
ensuing retroperitoneal hemorrhage and interrupt the inferior vena cava.
Full anticoagulation therapy was continued throughout the operation and
postoperatively.