Pulse-Spray Thrombolysis of Thrombosed Hemodialysis Grafts with Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Stanley G. Cooper1,2
1 Department of Radiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1000 Tenth
Ave., New York, NY 10019. 2 ProHealth Care Associates, 2800 Marcus Ave., Lake Success, NY 11042.
Fig. 1A.45-year-old woman with thrombosed right upper arm
arteriovenous graft. Digital spot image of right upper arm after placement of
15-cm infusion catheter in graft shows segment of catheter with side slits
between markers.
Fig. 1B.45-year-old woman with thrombosed right upper arm
arteriovenous graft. Digital spot image of graft after gentle injection of
contrast material through infusion catheter shows filling defect throughout
graft, representing thrombus.
Fig. 1C.45-year-old woman with thrombosed right upper arm
arteriovenous graft. Digital subtraction angiogram of graft after thrombolysis
shows reflux opacification of brachial artery.