Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava - Successful PTA and thrombolytic therapy

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2641-2644

  La Milia, Vincenzo ^a   Tentori, Flavia ^a   Pozzi, Claudio ^a   Taddei, Giuseppe ^a   Locatelli, Francesco ^a  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava; Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANES; PHLEBOGRAPHY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASES; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031710719     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/13.10.2641     Document Type: Article

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