Mesenteric artery occlusion secondary to activated protein C resistance: A life-threatening combination

Angiology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 768-771

  Scally, N ^a,b   O'Donnell, M E ^a,c   McClintock, Charlotte ^a   Allen, M ^a,b   Kirk, S J ^a,b   Dolan, S ^a  

^a Ulster Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; HEPARIN;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MESENTERIC ARTERY OCCLUSION; SMOKING; THROMBECTOMY;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 37849039473     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319707304566     Document Type: Article

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