title: Mechanical thrombolysis for treatment of acute sinus thrombosis--case report.
abstract: A 55-year-old woman presented with consciousness disorders. Computed tomography revealed hemorrhage in the left temporoparietal region. The angiographic diagnosis was progressive sinus thrombosis from the superior sagittal sinus to the bilateral transverse sinuses. Her condition deteriorated despite heparin administration. Therefore, mechanical thrombolysis was performed for sinus thrombosis using a balloon catheter, in addition to supportive thrombolytic therapy with urokinase, resulting in sinus patency. Mechanical thrombolysis is an effective therapeutic modality for sinus thrombosis refractory to heparin administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamiya
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shindo
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagao
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*