The Tempofilter II is a widely used temporary vena cava filter. Its unique design, which includes a long tethering catheter with a subcutaneous anchor, facilitates the deployment and retrieval of the device. Despite this, the Tempofilter II has been used only in the inferior vena cava of patients with lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. In this article, we present a case of superior vena cava filtering using the Tempofilter II in patients with upper extremity deep venous thrombosis.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Pulmonary Embolism/radiography ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis/radiography/*therapy ; *Vena Cava Filters ; *Vena Cava, Superior