title: Fibrinolytic therapy in a patient with Denver peritoneovenous shunt occlusion.
abstract: Urokinase thrombolytic therapy was used on three separate occasions to lyse thrombosed Denver peritoneovenous shunts in a 51-year-old woman. Shunt patency was preserved over a 2-year period, with a fatal complication following the third procedure. The authors suggest that thrombolytic therapy might be a viable alternative to immediate surgical revision in patients with failed Denver shunts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Metropolitan Hospital-Central Division, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Halin
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Halin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator