EP48* Safety and effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy for primary isolated distal vessel occlusions: a monocentric retrospective comparative study

ConclusionMechanical thrombectomy seems to be comparable with the best medical treatment regarding the effectiveness and safety in the management of patients with distal vessel occlusions.ReferencesSarraj A, Sangha N, Hussain MS, et al. Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke with occlusion of the middle cerebral artery M2 segment. JAMA Neurol 2016;73:1291–1296.Saver JL, Chapot R, Agid R, et al. Thrombectomy for distal, medium vessel occlusions: a consensus statement on present knowledge and promising directions. Stroke 2020;51:2872–2884.Ospel JM, Menon BK, Demchuk AM, et al. Clinical course of acute ischemic stroke due to medium vessel occlusion with and without intravenous alteplase treatment. Stroke 2020;51:3232–3240.DisclosurePr F. Clarencon reports conflict of interest with Medtronic, Guerbet, Balt Extrusion, Penumbra (payment for readings), Codman Neurovascular and Microvention (core lab). Dr N. Sourour is consultant for Medtronic, Balt Extrusion, Microvention, Stock/Stock Options: Medina. The other authors report no conflict of interest concerning the materials or methods used in this study or the findings specified in this paper.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - August 24, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Elhorany, M., Rosso, C., Shotar, E., Baronnet-Chauvet, F., Premat, K., Lenck, S., Crozier, S., Corcy, C., Bottin, L., Yassin Mansour, O., Ali Tag El-din, E.-S., Ahmed Fadel, W., Antoine Sourour, N., Alamowitch, S., Samson, Y., Clarencon, F. Tags: Treatment Source Type: research