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The doctors used 1ml of thrombin to stop a pseudo aneurism from stereotactic breast biopsy. are there any long term effects of them using thrombin?

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Dr. Paul Velt answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

No : Thrombin is also a part of the body's way of stoping bleeding . It usually gets resorted over time.

Answered 5/4/2014

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A member asked:

The doctors used 1ml of thrombin to stop a pseudo aneurism from stereotactic breast biopsy. are there any long term effects of them using thrombin?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Paul Velt answered

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