Mechanical thrombectomy in tandem occlusion: procedural considerations and clinical results

Neuroradiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 589-598

  Lockau, H ^a   Liebig, T ^a   Henning, T ^a   Neuschmelting, V ^a   Stetefeld, H ^a   Kabbasch, C ^a   Dorn, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endovascular; Stent; Stent retriever; Stroke; Tandem occlusions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT RETRIEVER; STROKE PATIENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TANDEM OCCLUSION; THROMBECTOMY; ANGIOPLASTY; COMPLICATION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBOLYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929948394     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1465-5     Document Type: Article

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