Pharmacological salvage of a combined distal bypass and free flap with catheter-directed thrombolysis

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 140-144

  Parry, Duncan ^a   Byrne, Peter ^a   Scott, D Julian A ^a   Kessel, David ^a   Robertson, Iain ^a   Patel, Jai ^a   Batchelor, Andrew ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischaemia; Microvascular free flap; No reflow phenomenon; Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; Thrombosis; Thromobolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMOROTIBIAL BYPASS; FEVER; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036227809     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3744     Document Type: Article

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