Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Implantation Surgery in Turkey
During the filter placement of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC), a filtering device is placed inside the IVC, a large vein in the abdomen which returns blood to the heart from the lower half of the body. Blood clots in the legs and pelvis veins may sometimes migrate to the lungs where they may cause an embolism or blockage of the lung. Through containing large clots and stopping them from entering the heart and lungs, IVC filters help to reduce the risk of pulmonary embolism. They are used in patients who do not respond to conventional medical therapy such as blood thinners, or can not be administered.
IVC Filter Implants are used including patients:
- diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
- with pulmonary embolus.
- who are trauma victims.
- who are immobile.
IVC filters are used when patients cannot be successfully treated by other methods, including blood thinning agents.
Key benefits of IVC Filter Implantation are,
- No surgical incision is necessary—only a small nick in the skin that does not need stitches.
- The filter has a high rate of success in protecting lungs from serious pulmonary embolus (PE) in patients who have failed conventional medical therapy or cannot be given conventional medical therapy.
