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Treatment of digital ischaemia associated with chemotherapy using the prostacyclin analogue iloprost
P Vowden1, D Wilkinson, R C Kester
1Department of Vascular Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, U.K.
European Journal of Vascular Surgery
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Digital ischaemia is a recognised complication of both malignant disease and chemotherapy. Its onset may prevent further treatment and lead to tissue loss. We report a case of severe digital ischaemia in a patient with advanced breast carcinoma undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy. This was successfully treated with Iloprost, a prostacyclin analogue.