The treatment of upper limb vascular occlusions using intraarterial thrombolysis.
Acute ischaemia of the lower limb is increasingly treated by intraarterial thrombolysis. Four cases are reported in which this technique has been used successfully for treatment of upper limb emboli. The possible indications and potential drawbacks of such treatment are discussed.
Michaels
J A
JA
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berks, U.K.
Torrie
E P
EP
Galland
R B
RB
D000368:Aged; D001916:Brachial Artery; D004617:Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
D013300:Streptokinase