A Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis from the Left Popliteal Vein to the Inferior Vena Cava, with Disappearance of Thrombus Due to Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement, Thrombolytic Therapy, and Oral Administration of Anticoagulants

A 71-year-old female patient with severe deep vein thrombosis extending from the left popliteal vein to the inferior vena cava, treated and followed for 3 months.

Emergent inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement (DENARI), continuous transvenous thrombolytic therapy (urokinase 240,000 U/day for 7 days), and intensive oral rivaroxaban (15 mg twice daily for 3 weeks, then 15 mg once daily).

Disappearance of thrombus assessed by contrast CT and successful retrieval of IVC filtersurrogate