Fibrinolytic treatment of acute arterial occlusion distal to the wrist in two cases.
Distal arterial occlusion in the hand threatens the viability of the digits and is difficult to treat. This study reports two cases in which fibrinolytic agents were used successfully to restore circulation in the digital arteries.
Vascular Surgery Unit, Hand Surgery Unit and Surgery Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel. limawitz@nonstop.net.il
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator