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Successful treatment of aortic thrombosis after umbilical catheterization with tissue plasminogen activator
J S Ahluwalia1, A W Kelsall, S Diederich
1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Rosie Maternity Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
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 i.v. tissue plasminogen activator and heparin. Ultrasound examination confirmed the diagnosis and subsequent resolution of the thrombus.