Massive thrombosis after central venous catheterization in a patient with previously undiagnosed Behcet's disease

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 814-816

  Ko, Seong Hoon ^a   Kang, Seung Kwan ^a   Lee, Sang Kyi ^a   Song, He Sun ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behcet's syndrome; Catheterization, central venous; Superior vena cava syndrome; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0035651419     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.814     Document Type: Article

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