Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy

Abstract Endovascular inferior vena cava (IVC) mass biopsy emerges as a minimally invasive promising technique for the acquisition of tissue samples for histological analysis, crucial for determining the malignant or benign nature of the lesion and guiding subsequent treatment. This report details t...

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Main Authors: Stavros Grigoriadis, Stavros Spiliopoulos, Athanasios Korogiannos, Konstantinos Palialexis, Dimitrios Filippiadis, Nikolaos Kelekis
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-025-00548-9
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Dimitrios Filippiadis
Nikolaos Kelekis
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description Abstract Endovascular inferior vena cava (IVC) mass biopsy emerges as a minimally invasive promising technique for the acquisition of tissue samples for histological analysis, crucial for determining the malignant or benign nature of the lesion and guiding subsequent treatment. This report details the first successful off label use of a low-profile 5.2Fr biliary forceps system, via a 7Fr sheath, for endovascular IVC biopsy in a 61-year-old male patient with a history of left nephrectomy due to Gravitz tumour presenting with IVC thrombosis at 5-years follow up, suspicious for recurrence.
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spelling doaj-art-a003876b4765434e9ea31ef1217b2ea22025-08-20T03:53:32ZengSpringerOpenCVIR Endovascular2520-89342025-04-01811310.1186/s42155-025-00548-9Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsyStavros Grigoriadis0Stavros Spiliopoulos1Athanasios Korogiannos2Konstantinos Palialexis3Dimitrios Filippiadis4Nikolaos Kelekis52nd Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon” University General Hospital2nd Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon” University General HospitalMediteraneo” General Hospital2nd Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon” University General Hospital2nd Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon” University General Hospital2nd Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon” University General HospitalAbstract Endovascular inferior vena cava (IVC) mass biopsy emerges as a minimally invasive promising technique for the acquisition of tissue samples for histological analysis, crucial for determining the malignant or benign nature of the lesion and guiding subsequent treatment. This report details the first successful off label use of a low-profile 5.2Fr biliary forceps system, via a 7Fr sheath, for endovascular IVC biopsy in a 61-year-old male patient with a history of left nephrectomy due to Gravitz tumour presenting with IVC thrombosis at 5-years follow up, suspicious for recurrence.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-025-00548-9Endovascular biopsyInferior vena cavaBiliary forcepsRenal cell carcinoma
spellingShingle Stavros Grigoriadis
Stavros Spiliopoulos
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Konstantinos Palialexis
Dimitrios Filippiadis
Nikolaos Kelekis
Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
CVIR Endovascular
Endovascular biopsy
Inferior vena cava
Biliary forceps
Renal cell carcinoma
title Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
title_full Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
title_fullStr Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
title_full_unstemmed Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
title_short Off label use of a 7Fr endo-biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
title_sort off label use of a 7fr endo biliary forceps system for endovascular inferior vena cava biopsy
topic Endovascular biopsy
Inferior vena cava
Biliary forceps
Renal cell carcinoma
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-025-00548-9
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