Carotid angioplasty-assisted mechanical thrombectomy without urgent stenting may be a better option in acute tandem occlusions.

Akpinar, Cetin K; Gürkas, Erdem; Aytac, Emrah

Akpinar, Cetin K; Gürkas, Erdem; Aytac, Emrah.

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Akpinar CK; 1 Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
Gürkas E; 1 Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
Aytac E; 2 Firat University, Medical Faculty, Neurology, Elazig, Turkey.

Interv Neuroradiol ; 23(4): 405-411, 2017 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28504557

Subject(s)

Angioplasty, Balloon/methods; Carotid Stenosis/therapy; Stents; Thrombectomy/methods; Adult; Aged; Carotid Stenosis/diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Angiography; Computed Tomography Angiography; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome

Key words

Acute stroke; angioplasty-assisted mechanical thrombectomy; carotid angioplasty; interventional neurology; tandem occlusion

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stents / Carotid Stenosis / Thrombectomy / Angioplasty, Balloon Type of study: Observational_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Interv Neuroradiol Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / RADIOLOGIA Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey

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