Clinical outcomes of AngioJet pharmacomechanical thrombectomy versus catheter-directed thrombolysis for the treatment of filter-related caval thrombosis

Figure 2 Angiography was performed to evaluate the thrombus clearance of AngioJet. A: A 31-year-old male patient with acute traumatic lower-limb fracture and simultaneous deep venous thrombosis received an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter before surgical fixation; B and C: Filter removal was attempted within 2 weeks after fracture surgery, and angiography showed filter-related IVC-iliac vein thrombosis (white arrow); D and E: A 6-Fr AngioJet thrombectomy catheter was placed for thrombus clearance; F: The 10F guiding catheter was placed and withdrawn, and the thrombus was aspirated under negative pressure until it exited the body, which could be repeated 2-3 times; G and H: The venography showed the complete clearance thrombus of filter-related IVC-iliac vein thrombosis; I: The venography showed that the IVC vein was unobstructed after filter retrieval; J: Computed tomography angiopulmonography did not show pulmonary embolism after intervention.