Autologous Plasmin-Assisted Vitrectomy for Stage 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Preliminary Trial

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-141

  Tsukahara, Yasutomo ^a   Honda, Shigeru ^a   Imai, Hisanori ^a   Kondo, Naoshi ^a   Fujii, Shigeki ^a   Yokoyama, Naoki ^a   Hirata, Akira ^b   Kawaji, Takahiro ^c   Fukushima, Mikiko ^c   Tanihara, Hidenobu ^c   Negi, Akira ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; LENSECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLASMIN; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34250745337     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.03.020     Document Type: Article

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