The preoperative use of intraarterial thrombolysis for a thrombosed popliteal artery aneurysm.
A case of a thrombosed popliteal artery aneurysm with clot in tibial vessels is presented. Preoperative low dose intraarterial thrombolytic therapy lysed the clot and allowed for a successful surgical repair.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*
D013300:Streptokinase