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ArticlePediatric radiology2015

Outcomes in children with deep vein thrombosis managed with percutaneous endovascular thrombolysis.

Christopher E Dandoy, Kamlesh U Kukreja, Ralph A Gruppo, Manish N Patel, Cristina Tarango

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Article in Pediatric radiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
  2. Guideline
  3. Venous Intervention in Children: Current Practice and Controversies.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Endovascular Management of Pediatric Deep Venous Thrombosis.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2025
    Review
  6. Review
  7. Interventional Therapy for Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2017
    Review
  8. Pediatric Thrombolysis: A Practical Approach.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2017
    Review
  9. Management of venous thrombosis in the pediatric patient.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher E DandoyDivision of Hematology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 11027, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
Kamlesh U Kukreja
Ralph A Gruppo
Manish N Patel
Cristina Tarango
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur center has developed a multidisciplinary approach to percutaneous endovascular thrombolysis with the goal of improving outcomes in children with thrombosis. There is little data describing the safety and efficacy of endovascular thrombolysis and the frequency of post-thrombotic syndrome after thrombolysis in children.

objectiveRetrospective analysis of children undergoing percutaneous endovascular thrombolysis to determine (1) the safety and efficacy of this procedure and (2) the frequency of the diagnosis of post-thrombotic syndrome after thrombolysis. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe reviewed the medical and imaging databases for children who underwent percutaneous endovascular thrombolysis for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) between November 2008 and June 2013 at our institution. Demographic data were reviewed for the technical success and complications of thrombolysis and the last assigned post-thrombotic syndrome score using standardized scoring tools.

resultsForty-one children ages 3 months to 21 years (median age: 15 years; 44% male) underwent percutaneous endovascular thrombolysis between November 2008 and June 2013. Upper extremity DVT occurred in 13 patients (32%); lower extremity DVT occurred in 28 patients (68%). All 41 patients received thrombolysis grading; 90% of those patients achieved greater than 50% thrombus lysis. Twenty-eight patients received formal post-thrombotic syndrome scoring and 4 (14%) met diagnostic criteria for post-thrombotic syndrome. One major bleeding episode and one pulmonary embolism occurred with no long-term sequelae.

conclusionEndovascular thrombolysis for DVT in children is safe, effective at thrombus removal and may reduce the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome. Randomized or larger clinical trials would be needed to determine the long-term benefits of endovascular thrombolysis.

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AdolescentAdultAngioplastyChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeVenous Thrombosis

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PMID25378210
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