Vena Cava Filter Complications:: Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as a Gastrointestinal Bleed

Vena cava filters (VCFs) have been employed at a rapidly growingpace over the last two decades.1,2 In fact, VCFs are placed in patientsin the United States at an estimated rate of 25 times that in Europe.3Likewise, the number of reported complications from VCFs alsohas increased significantly.1,4 The growing collection of literature onVCFs has led to an increased awareness of potential adverse outcomesafter filter insertion, and emphasis on appropriate preventionand treatment of these complications. We present an unusual case ofabdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm resulting from VCF perforationin a young patient who presented with hematemesis