Selective infusion of urokinase and thrombectomy in the treatment of acute cerebral sinus thrombosis.
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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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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 21 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000