title: Pulse-spray thrombolysis of inferior vena cava thrombosis complicating filter placement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Starks
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator