Tissue plasminogen activator in the treatment of superior vena caval thrombosis associated with parenteral nutrition
Open Access
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 66 (775) , 398-400
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.66.775.398
Abstract
Summary: Two patients, one of whom was pregnant, developed superior vena caval thrombosis while receiving central parenteral nutrition. They were successfully treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA).Keywords
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