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Complete Recanalization of Total Occlusion in Abdominal Aorta by Intra-aortic Infusion of a Thrombolytic Agent— A Case Report

Keiichi Ashida

Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Masatoshi Imaizumi

Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Yoshinari Isaka

Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Hiroshi Moriwaki

Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Koji Matushita

Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Osamu Iichi

Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Complete recanalization was achieved by intra-aortic infusion of urokinase in a case of complete occlusion of the abdominal aorta. The patient was a fifty- nine-year-old man with atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus who was admitted because of intermittent claudication and pain in both lower extremities at rest. Angiography demonstrated complete obstruction of the ab dominal aorta, but the bilateral iliac arteries were visualized via collaterals. Urokinase was administered intra-aortically in a total dose of 1,200,000 U dur ing the first day and a total dose of 960,000 U during the second day. The aorta and the iliac arteries recanalized after this treatment, and complete recanaliza tion associated with disappearance of subjective symptoms was observed after one month of treatment with warfarin. The present case suggests the usefulness of intra-arterial infusion of urokinase for the treatment of complete occlusion of the abdominal aorta.

Angiology, Vol. 44, No. 7, 574-579 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979304400711
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