Mechanical thrombectomy in basilar artery thrombosis: Technical advances and safety in a 10-year experience

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 355-361

  Fesl, Gunther ^a   Holtmannspoetter, Markus ^b   Patzig, Maximilian ^a   Mayer, Thomas E ^c   Pfefferkorn, Thomas ^d   Brueckmann, Hartmut ^a   Schulte Altedorneburg, Gernot ^e  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basilar artery thrombosis; Long term experience; Mechanical thrombectomy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BASILAR ARTERY OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; EMBOLECTOMY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS; STENT RETRIEVER; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUCTION PUMP; THROMBECTOMY CATHETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; THROMBECTOMY; TIME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 84897034165     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-013-0827-4     Document Type: Article

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