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Local thrombolysis for occluded arterial grafts: Is the yield worth the effort?

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Critical Limb Ischemia

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Although catheter-directed thrombolysis is frequently used in obstructed arteries, experience with this kind of treatment for occluded arterial grafts is limited. Our experience with thrombolysis of 50 recently occluded grafts is reported.

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery (Director: R. Suy), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

    H. Lacroix M.D., A. Nevelsteen & L. Verheyen

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    H. Lacroix M.D.

  3. Department of Radiology (Director: A. Baert), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

    L. Stockx & G. Wilms

  4. Department of Angiology (Director: J. Vermylen), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

    R. Verhaeghe

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  1. Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie — Gefäßchirurgie und Traumatologie, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität zu Köln, Urbacher Weg 19, 51149, Köln, Germany

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Lacroix, H., Nevelsteen, A., Verheyen, L., Stockx, L., Wilms, G., Verhaeghe, R. (1995). Local thrombolysis for occluded arterial grafts: Is the yield worth the effort?. In: Horsch, S., Claeys, L. (eds) Critical Limb Ischemia. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72515-9_28

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