Abstract:We present a case study of renal artery duplex findings for new onset of hypertension in a young woman with a history of inferior vena cava filter placed a year prior and failed percutaneous retrieval. Duplex ultrasound showed significantly elevated velocities in the mid-right renal artery, consistent with renal artery stenosis. Computed tomography angiography images suggested that a leg from the inferior vena cava filter was impinging on her right renal artery, with perforation through the vena cava possibly … Show more
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