Catheter-directed tissue plasminogen activator infusion and concurrent systemic anticoagulation with heparin to treat portal vein thrombosis post orthoptic liver transplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-596

  Gill, Parneet ^a   Oniscu, Gabriel C ^a   Mayer, David A ^a   Mirza, Darius F ^a   Olliff, Simon ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70349116092     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181b11fa7     Document Type: Letter

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