Pharmacological thrombolysis: One more weapon for free-flap salvage

Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 477-480

  D'Arpa, Salvatore ^a,b   Cordova, Adriana ^a   Moschella, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; THROMBECTOMY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 26844522075     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20147     Document Type: Article

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