Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis in the Management of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome

Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS) is a rare form of thoracic outlet syndrome caused by axillosubclavian vein thrombosis which typically presents in healthy young adults. Prompt therapy, traditionally by means of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) prior to definitive surgery, can prevent the subseque...

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Main Authors: Elli Papantoniou, Luke Morgan-Rowe, Edward Johnston, Duncan Brennand, Jowad Raja, Julian Hague
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/214804