Intraoperative intraarterial urokinase in early postoperative stroke following carotid endarterectomy: A useful adjunct

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 566-570

  Winkelaar, Gerrit B ^a   Salvian, Anthony J ^a   Fry, Peter D ^a   Reid, John D S ^a   Teal, Philip A ^a   Taylor, David C ^a   Hsiang, York N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032716056     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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