Acute Hemispheric Stroke: Full Remission Following Surgical Thrombectomy

Carotid occlusion because of embolisation or as a distal extension of a thrombus formation in an ulcerated plaque can be the cause of a devastating stroke, caused by sudden occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Often, invasive treatments are not an option because of the limited time frame. In rare situations of acute stroke onset and admission to therapy within six hours, however, aggressive recanalisation may be considered. This technical note aims to demonstrate surgical transcatheter embolectomy of intra-extra cranial ICA by reducing inflow via placing a clamp on the common carotid artery (CCA) before puncture cranial to the clamp.

Source: EJVES Extra - April 7, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Alberto M. Settembrini, Catharina Gronert, Sebastian Debus Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research