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A 53-year-old man developed a deep venous thrombus (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) shortly after an open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was performed. He later suffered a life-threatening gastrointestinal bleed while on anticoagulation for the DVT. Thus, anticoagulation was held and an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (G2, Bard Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA) was placed for PE prophylaxis. About 10 days after filter placement, he presented with severe low back pain and syncope. He also presented with hypotension and anuria unresponsive to intravenous fluids. A STAT non-contrast CT scan of the abdomen revealed that his IVC filter had migrated from an infrarenal to a suprarenal position. Given the high clinical suspicion for renal vein thrombosis, an attempt at IVC filter retrieval was made. The filter could not be retrieved because it was embedded in a large IVC thrombus that extended from the hepatic veins down to the common iliac veins. The patient received nearly 4 days of tPA that was administered at the site of the thrombus with a long thrombolytic catheter (UNIFUSE, Angiodynamics, Queensbury, NY, USA). While his creatinine peaked at 7.6 on hospital Day 4, he eventually began to produce urine and his creatinine had declined to his baseline of 1.0 on follow-up 1 month later. About 18 months after admission, his creatinine had further declined to 0.8. We report the first published case of acute renal failure due to bilateral renal vein thrombosis in the setting of IVC filter migration and thrombosis. This report highlights an important, but rare complication of IVC filter placement as well as the non-operative management of acute bilateral renal vein thrombosis.
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PMID:Bilateral renal vein thrombosis and subsequent acute renal failure due to IVC filter migration and thrombosis. 2042 Aug 4

Iliopsoas abscess is a rare complication in hemodialysis patients that is mainly due to adjacent catheterization, local acupuncture, discitis, and bacteremia. Herein, we report a 47-year-old woman undergoing regular hemodialysis via a catheter in the internal jugular vein who presented with low back pain and dyspnea. A heart murmur suggested the presence of catheter-related endocarditis, and this was confirmed by an echocardiogram and a blood culture of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A computed tomography indicated a pulmonary embolism and an incidental finding of iliopsoas abscess. Following surgical intervention and intravenous daptomycin, the patient experienced full recovery and a return to usual activities. This case indicates that an iliopsoas abscess can be related to a jugular vein catheter, which is apparently facilitated by infective endocarditis. The possibility of iliopsoas abscess should be considered when a hemodialysis patient presents with severe low back pain, even when there is no history of adjacent mechanical intervention.
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PMID:Iliopsoas abscess as a complication of tunneled jugular vein catheterization in a hemodialysis patient. 2504 Jan 97

Hydatid Cyst is a public health problem in Turkey. Although it can lead to cyst formation in all organs and systems, the most frequently affected organs are the liver and lungs. Here, we reported a 14-year-old girl who presented with low back pain and hydatid vomita symptoms and signs. The abdominal and thoracic CT examinations of the patient revealed that hydatid cyst found in the liver was opened to the inferior vena cava and it was determined that it caused multiple emboli in the right atrium, pulmonary arteries and lungs. Albendazole treatment was commenced and the hydatid cyst in the liver was excised by surgery, and surgery was planned for the hydatid cyst lesion in the right atrium. However, in the control thorax BT before the surgery, it was found that the cysts in the cardiovascular structures disappeared, causing widespread pulmonary embolism and spread to the entire pulmonary field. The most important complication of intense hydatid pulmonary embolization is the development of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure. In our patient, pulmonary artery pressures and right heart functions were normal in repeated echocardiography. With this case, we wanted to emphasize that the cardiovascular involvement of hydatid cyst may not always require surgery.
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PMID:[A liver cycst hydatid case with widespread embolies to vena cava inferior]. 3329 35


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