Bilateral renal vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism secondary to membranous glomerulonephritis treated with percutaneous catheter thrombectomy and localized thrombolytic therapy

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-155

  Janda, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Membranous glomerulonephritis; pulmonary embolism; renal vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; HYDROMORPHONE; METOLAZONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; SPIRONOLACTONE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TROPONIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANASARCA; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; DIURETIC THERAPY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FLANK PAIN; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS THROMBECTOMY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77958047544     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.70848     Document Type: Article

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