ArticleNeuroradiology2020
Thrombectomy in acute vertebrobasilar occlusion: a single-centre experience.
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- Bridging therapy versus direct endovascular thrombectomy in basilar artery occlusion stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.GeroScience · 2026Pooled it
- European Stroke Organisation and European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy guideline on acute management of basilar artery occlusion.European stroke journal · 2024Guideline
- European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) guideline on acute management of basilar artery occlusion.Journal of neurointerventional surgery · 2024Guideline
- A direct aspiration first-pass technique (ADAPT) versus stent retriever for acute ischemic stroke (AIS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Factors influencing functional recovery in posterior circulation stroke following mechanical thrombectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ neurology open · 2026Article
- Impact on Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke of Aortic Arch Calcification on Chest X-ray.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Endovascular therapy in basilar artery occlusion in Sweden 2016-2019-a nationwide, prospective registry study.Neuroradiology · 2022Article
- Influence of renal impairment on neurologic outcomes following mechanical thrombectomy in acute vertebrobasilar stroke.Neuroradiology · 2022Article
- Should the direct aspiration first pass technique be advocated over the stent-retriever technique for acute ischemic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 7692 patients.Surgical neurology international · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeAcute vertebrobasilar occlusion (VBO) has a grave clinical course; however, thrombectomy in VBO patients has rarely been reported. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of thrombectomy in VBO patients.
methodsFrom March 2010 to December 2017, 38 patients with 40 acute VBOs underwent thrombectomy at our hospital. Thrombectomy was performed using catheter aspiration (n = 11, 26.8%) or a stent retriever (n = 29, 70.7%).
resultsGood clinical outcomes (3-month modified Rankin scale (mRS) of 2 or lower) were achieved in 9 cases (22.5%), and successful recanalization (thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) grade of 2b or 3) was achieved in 35 cases (87.5%). Good clinical outcomes were significantly related to aetiologies other than atherosclerosis (p = 0.020) and lower National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores on admission (p = 0.025). The clinical and radiological outcomes did not differ significantly between catheter aspiration and stent retriever thrombectomy (p = 1.000 and p = 0.603, respectively); however, stent retriever thrombectomy had a shorter procedure time than catheter aspiration (59.7 ± 31.2 vs. 84.5 ± 35.1 min, p = 0.037).
conclusionIn our series, good clinical outcomes were associated with a lower NIHSS score on admission and stroke aetiologies other than atherosclerosis. The two thrombectomy modalities showed similar clinical and radiological outcomes. However, stent retrievers seemed to allow more rapid recanalization than catheter aspiration in VBO.
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