Transcatheter intracavitary fibrinolysis of loculated pleural effusions: Experience in 102 patients

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-118

  De Gregorio, Miguel A ^a   Ruiz, Carlos ^a   Alfonso, Eduardo R ^a   Fernández, José A ^a   Medrano, Joaquin ^a   Ariño, Ignacio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis, intrapleural; Percutaneous drainage; Pleural effusion, loculate; Pleural empyema; Ultrasonography; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0032900599     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002709900345     Document Type: Article

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