Thrombin injection for repair of pseudoaneurysms: A case for caution

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-66

  Teh, Lip G ^a   Sieunarine, K ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complication; Injection; Pseudoaneurysm; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; THROMBIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0037372969     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2003.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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