From: Predictors of endobronchial forceps utilization for inferior vena cava filter retrieval: when snare retrieval fails
Penetration into Organs around IVC
Number of Cases (% of Total)
Struts in Small Bowel
20 (3.6%)
Struts in Aorta
6 (1.1%)
Struts in Renal Vein
5 (0.9%)
Struts in Renal Artery
2 (0.3%)
Struts in Vertebral Body
16 (2.9%)