Thrombectomy and in situ fibrinolysis in the treatment of acute hepatic arterial thrombosis after liver transplantation in two children

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 618-620

  Olausson, Michael ^a   Bäckman, Lars ^a   Mjörnstedt, Lars ^a   Krantz, Marie ^a   Kristiansson, Bengt ^a   Wiklund, Lars Martin ^a   Friman, Styrbjörn ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibrinolytic treatment; Hepatic artery thrombosis; Liver transplantation; Surgical thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBECTOMY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032806830     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006578     Document Type: Article

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