Table 5 - Comparison of results by several authors in the treatment of the upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis
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| Authors | Treatment | Symptoms | ||
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| Asymptomatic | Discrete | Limiting | ||
| Burihan
et al.16 n = 52 |
Anticoagulant | 40% | 34% | - |
| Yoshida
et al. n = 52 |
Anticoagulant | 77% | 15% | 2.5% |
| Heron
et al.36 n = 54 |
Anticoagulant | 50% | 37% | 13% |
| Zimmermann
et al.37 n = 13 |
Systemic urokinase | - | 50% | - |
| Sheeran
et al.38 n = 9 |
Local urokinase | - | 55% | - |
| Machleder
et al.39 n = 36 |
Local urokinase + decompression surgery | 86% | - | - |
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