Streptokinase in the management of limb arterial thrombosis following free-flap surgery.
Intraarterial streptokinase was used in the treatment of leg vessel thrombosis following free-flap closure of a large, open wound. Attention is focused on the coagulation anomalies present in such cases and the successful use of local thrombolytic therapy to salvage the limb.
D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D013300:Streptokinase