Systemic thrombolysis causing anastomotic dehiscence of an aortobifemoral graft

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 343-346

  Sequeira, M J ^a,b   Shiralkar, S ^a,c   Edwards, A T ^a   Lewis, M H ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic graft dehiscence; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

DACRON; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PHORBOL 12 ACETATE 13 MYRISTATE; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FEMOROFEMORAL BYPASS; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HEMOPTYSIS; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 3543103137     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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