Selective infusion of urokinase and thrombectomy in the treatment of acute cerebral sinus thrombosis.
Acute cerebral sinus thrombosis caused a patient to decompensate rapidly and required immediate relief of her venous thrombosis as a life-saving procedure. The thrombus was laced with urokinase and removed from the sinuses with thrombectomy catheters. This reinstituted flow and she recovered full neurologic function within 4 hours.
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Department of Radiology, Denver Health Medical Center, CO, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020225:Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator