Superior vena cava thrombosis secondary to Hickman catheter and complete resolution after fibrinolytic therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-69

  Morales, Manuel ^a,b   Llanos, Marta ^a   Dorta, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter induced thrombosis; Central venous thrombosis; Vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030951769     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01681965     Document Type: Article

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