Should blunt arterial trauma to the extremities be treated with endovascular techniques?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1224-1227

  Lönn, Lars ^a   Delle, Martin ^a   Karlström, Lars ^a   Risberg, Bo ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial Thrombosis; Blunt Arterial Trauma; Endovascular Techniques; PTA

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL NITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTIMA; LIMB INJURY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASOSPASM;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; BRACHIAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 30344481955     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197271.25280.35     Document Type: Article

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