Mechanical thrombectomy beyond the circle of Willis: efficacy and safety of different techniques for M2 occlusions

Conclusion
Stent-retrievers and a combined approach for M2 occlusions seem more effective than direct aspiration, but with higher rates of iSAH. This leads to no detectable difference in clinical outcome at 3 months.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - May 13, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Renieri, L., Valente, I., Dmytriw, A. A., Puri, A. S., Singh, J., Nappini, S., Nencini, P., Kaliaev, A., Abdalkader, M., Alexandre, A., Garignano, G., Vivekanandan, S., Fong, R. P., Parra-Farinas, C., Spears, J., Gomez-Paz, S., Ogilvy, C., Regenhardt, R. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research