Günther Tulip inferior vena cava filter retrieval using a bidirectional loop-snare technique
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Interventional Radiology - Technical Note

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

Diagn Interv Radiol 2016;22(5):460-462 DOI: 10.5152/dir.2016.15475
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Abstract

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.