Interventional Radiology - Technical Note

Günther Tulip inferior vena cava filter retrieval using a bidirectional loop-snare technique

10.5152/dir.2016.15475

  • Jordan Ross
  • Stephen Allison
  • Sandeep Vaidya
  • Eric Monroe

Received Date: 12.11.2015 Accepted Date: 20.01.2016 Diagn Interv Radiol 2016;22(5):460-462

Many advanced techniques have been reported in the literature for difficult Günther Tulip filter removal. This report describes a bidirectional loop-snare technique in the setting of a fibrin scar formation around the filter leg anchors. The bidirectional loop-snare technique allows for maximal axial tension and alignment for stripping fibrin scar from the filter legs, a commonly encountered complication of prolonged dwell times.