Fontan patient with plastic bronchitis treated successfully using aerosolized tissue plasminogen activator: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-355

  Do, Thomas B ^a   Chu, James M ^a   Berdjis, Farhouch ^a   Anas, Nick G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fontan procedure; Plastic bronchitis; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALBUMIN; BOSENTAN; DOPAMINE; FIBRIN; FUROSEMIDE; MILRINONE; MUCIN; SALBUTAMOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHITIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; COUGHING; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIURESIS; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW FAT DIET; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EDEMA; MENTAL HEALTH; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; STENT; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 64249085918     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9312-2     Document Type: Article

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