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Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 56. No. 3., 2017.

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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2017.56.03.26

The Use of Inferior Vena Cava Filters before Surgery in Women with Ovarian Cancer with the Initial Symptom of Deep Venous Thrombosis: Case Report and Review of Literature

Višnja Nesek Adam orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-4136 ; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb; School of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek
Antonia Bulić orcid id orcid.org/0009-0005-8122-5651 ; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb
Aleksandra Jokić ; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb
Nedžad Osmančević ; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb
Gordana Brozović ; School of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, University Department for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Venous thromboembolism is a frequent complication of gynecologic cancer, and may be the first symptom of occult malignant disease. Although anticoagulation therapy remains the standard of care in patients presenting with acute venous thromboembolism, inferior vena cava filters are an important alternative when anticoagulants are contraindicated or ineff ective. We report a case of a 69-year-old women who presented with left leg swelling secondary to deep venous thrombosis before the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Th e aim of this study is to review the respective literature and report our experience with inferior vena cava fi lter placement to prevent pulmonary embolism in gynecologic cancer patients.

Keywords

Venous thromboembolism; Vena cava filters; Anticoagulants – therapeutic use; Venous thrombosis; Ovarian neoplasms – complications; Pulmonary embolism

Hrčak ID:

191685

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/191685

Publication date:

1.9.2017.

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