Renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus can be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge; however, the surgical resection of these tumors can be facilitated by appropriate preoperative ...

Impact of upstaging from cT2a–b to pT3a on overall survival (OS) among patients with renal cell carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. This ...

If you have had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), you may worry about ... This is surgical placement of an inferior vena cava filter. An inferior vena cava filter is a small device placed inside ...

However, a 9-cm IVC thrombus extending into the renal veins was found incidentally. Subsequent computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest revealed PE. The patient was started on ...

In situations where anticoagulation is absolutely contraindicated or when anticoagulation has failed in the face of an acute proximal venous thrombosis, placement of an IVC filter has been ...

Extension into the inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus, a rare but frequently fatal condition, did not increase the likelihood of early CSM. The findings could help inform decision making regarding ...

A diagnosis of bilateral, nonobstructive venous thrombosis, probably reaching into the iliac vessels, was made. Under ether anesthesia, the inferior vena cava was exposed through a right lumbar ...

The researchers found that, at attempted filter retrieval, about 17% of patients had entrapped thrombus present, and an additional 17% of filters changed position within the IVC and could not be ...

"Assuming that IVC filters do work, more or less, you place a retrievable filter for a reason, and you should be able to retrieve them as soon as possible,” he said. “If you keep them in place, you ...