Catheter-directed thrombolysis in the treatment of phlegmasia cerulea dolens

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 471-475

  Patel, Nilesh H ^a,b,c   Plorde, J Joshua ^a,b   Meissner, Mark ^a,b  

^a Univ of Washington Sch of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG PAIN; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0031684095     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900187     Document Type: Article

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