This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Gargiulo, N. J. Articles by Veith, F. J. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Gargiulo, N. J., III Articles by Veith, F. J. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Techniques, Indications, and Value of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Super-Obese Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass

Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York; DNGargiulo{at}aol.com

William D. Suggs, MD

Evan C. Lipsitz, MD

Takao Ohki, MD

Frank J. Veith, MD

Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York

The recent explosion of interest in morbid obesity surgery and its associated complications (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) has inadvertently captured the attention of many vascular specialists. This article will focus on the indications and techniques used at Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for inferior vena cava filter placement prior to open and laparoscopic bariatric surgical procedures.

Key Words: morbid obesity • deep venous thrombosis • inferior vena cava filter

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Vol. 16, No. 1, 71-75 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/153100350401600117


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?