Iatrogenic Femoral Pseudoaneurysms That Are Unresponsive to Percutaneous Thrombin Injection: Potential Causes

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1301-1304

  Sheiman, Robert G ^a   Mastromatteo, Michael ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN; THROMBIN JMI;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTION; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0142095192     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.5.1811301     Document Type: Article

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