Treatment of Acute Iliofemoral Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Strategy of Thrombus Removal

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-360

  Comerota, A J ^a   Paolini, D ^a  

^a JOBST VASCULAR CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter directed thrombolysis; Deep venous thrombosis; Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy; Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis; Venous thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; RECOMBINANT PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBECTOMY;

ALGORITHMS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33846666929     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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