Low-dose intra-arterial thrombolysis in the treatment of phlegmasia caerulea dolens.
Three patients with phlegmasia caerulea dolens treated successfully by low-dose intra-arterial thrombolysis are presented. In all patients a rapid improvement was observed and amputation avoided. The risk of pulmonary embolus was reduced by the use of a retrievable vena cava filter in one patient and thrombolytic therapy in the presence of a previously inserted cava filter in the other two.
Wlodarczyk
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University Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, UK.
Gibson
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Dick
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Hamilton
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016306:Vena Cava Filters
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator