Case report: Structural failure of a Bird's nest inferior vena caval filter

Recommended reporting standards for vena caval filter placement and patient follow-up

“…Finally, any deformation of the filter, ie, fracture or collapse, should be reported. [79][80][81][82][83][84][85] Outcome data should be based on samples of sufficient size to support clinical conclusions. Actual numbers, not just percentages, should be included.…”

Pancreatic pseudocyst and obstructive jaundice associated with transcaval penetration by a Bird's Nest vena cava filter.

“…No large case series to my knowledge has describedclinicalcomplicationsof theBird's Nest filter; casereportsof complicationsin dude intravascular migration [3, 41 and structural failure [5]. Asymptomatic penetra tion of the caval wall by Bird's Nest filter struts appears to be common, shown on CT in a case series in all 12 patients studied 1â€"3 years after filter insertion [6].…”