Pulse-spray thrombolysis of inferior vena cava thrombosis complicating filter placement.
Inferior vena cava thrombosis is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of caval filter placement. A 34-year-old man with symptomatic caval thrombosis, which occurred 6 weeks after filter placement, was successfully treated with a combination of pulse-spray and local infusion of urokinase.
Hansen
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ME
Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
Miller
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GL
Starks
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KC
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator