Fragmentation of massive pulmonary embolism by pigtail rotation catheter: Possible complication

European Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2047-2049

  Schmitz Rode, T ^a   Janssens, U ^a   Hanrath, P ^a   Gunther R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Interventional procedures; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; IOPROMIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; RECANALIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0034795382     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300100905     Document Type: Article

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