Thromboaspiration technique as first approach for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke: initial experience at nine Italian stroke centers

Conclusions
Direct aspiration thrombectomy appears a feasible technique with good revascularization results achieved in more than half the patients. In light of the self-reported data, inhomogeneous patient selection, absence of a core imaging laboratory, and a non-standardized approach, the results should be validated in a larger trial.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - December 13, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Romano, D. G., Cioni, S., Vinci, S. L., Pero, G., Comelli, C., Comai, A., Peschillo, S., Mardighian, D., Castellan, L., Resta, F., Piano, M. G., Comelli, S., Barletta, L., Puliti, A., Leonini, S., Bracco, S. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research