Thrombolysis for acute Budd-Chiari syndrome: Case report and literature review

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1262-1263

  Raju, G S ^a,b   Felver, M ^a   Olin, J W ^a   Satti, S D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEPATIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL VEINS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0029990499     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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