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Neonatal portal vein thrombosis successfully treated by regional streptokinase infusion
V K Rehan1, C M Cronin, J M Bowman
1Section of Neonatology, Women's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
European Journal of Pediatrics
|June 1, 1994
Abstract:
We report a case of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in a term neonate following an exchange transfusion through an umbilical vein catheter which was left in situ for 16 h after the transfusion. The baby made a complete recovery after successful thrombolysis with regional streptokinase infusion. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a PVT following an indwelling portal venous catheter left in situ with complete resolution following thrombolysis with regional streptokinase infusion.