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Successful treatment of aortic thrombosis after umbilical catheterization with tissue plasminogen activator
Author(s) -
Ahluwalia JS,
Kelsall AWR,
Diederich S.,
Rennie JM
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb18286.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tissue plasminogen activator , thrombosis , thrombus , heparin , aorta , t plasminogen activator , catheter , abdominal aorta , surgery , cardiology
An infant presented 10 days after removal of a high umbilical arterial catheter with total occlusion of the distal abdominal aorta. Complete dissolution was achieved with a combination of iv tissue plasminogen activator and heparin. Ultrasound examination confirmed the diagnosis and subsequent resolution of the thrombus.