ArticleStroke2020
Mechanical Thrombectomy in Medium Vessel Occlusions: Blind Exchange With Mini-Pinning Technique Versus Mini Stent Retriever Alone.
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A Phase III, Randomized, Multicenter, Investigational, Open Label Clinical Trial That Will Examine Whether Treatment With Endovascular Thrombectomy is Superior to Standard Medical Therapy Alone in Patients Who Suffer a Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Strokes.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparing Tigertriever 13 to other thrombectomy devices for distal medium vessel occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026Pooled it
- Endovascular therapy versus medical management in posterior cerebral artery stroke: neurological gains without functional superiority: a meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Thrombectomy for distal medium vessel occlusion stroke: Combined vs. single-device techniques - A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in stroke · 2023Pooled it
- Application of balloon-expandable stent angioplasty with dIstal support of the stent-retriever (BASIS-Stent) technique for acute intracranial artery atherosclerosis-related occlusion.Journal of neurointerventional surgery · 2026Article
- Stent-assisted repeated aspiration thrombectomy in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: initial experience with a novel technique.Neuroradiology · 2025Article
- A review of acute ischemic stroke caused by distal, medium vessel occlusions.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025Review
- Thrombectomy for Distal Medium Vessel Occlusions:Lessons from Recent Trials and Emerging Strategies.Neurointervention · 2025Article
- Safety and Efficacy of the Red43 Aspiration Catheter for Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Trevo 3 Mm and/or AXS Catalyst 5 for the Treatment of Medium Distal Vessel Occlusion Stroke-results from the ASSIST Registry.Clinical neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Three-dimensional rotational angiography improves mechanical thrombectomy recanalization rate for acute ischaemic stroke due to middle cerebral artery M2 segment occlusions.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025Article
- Mechanical Thrombectomy for Medium Vessel Occlusion with Extracranial Vessel Tortuosity Using Quadruple Coaxial System: A Case Series.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2025Article
- Delayed Rupture from a Pseudoaneurysm after Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Case Report.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Multicenter investigation of technical and clinical outcomes after thrombectomy for Proximal Medium Vessel Occlusion (pMeVO) by frontline technique.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2024Article
- Hypoperfusion Intensity Ratio Is Associated with Early Neurologic Deficit Severity and Deterioration after Mechanical Thrombectomy in Large-Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2024Article
- Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Strokes: Understanding the Present and Paving the Way for a Better Future.Journal of stroke · 2024Review
- Benefit of endovascular treatment for primary versus secondary medium vessel occlusion: A multi-center experience.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Mechanical Thrombectomy in Medium Vessels Occlusion (MeVOs): An Institutional Experience with M2 Divisions of Middle Cerebral Artery.Acta medica Lituanic · 2024Article
- Initial Experience with the Solitaire X 3 mm Stent Retriever for the Treatment of Distal Medium Vessel Occlusions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Contemporary Methods for Detection and Intervention of Distal Medium and Small Vessel Occlusions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The incidence of medium vessel occlusions: a population-based study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
background and purposeMechanical thrombectomy techniques for intracranial medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs) have evolved in recent years, although the optimal approach is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of mechanical thrombectomy in MeVOs using mini (0.017 inches microcatheter compatible) stent retrievers combined with low-profile (0.035 inches distal inner diameter) distal aspiration catheters through the blind exchange/mini-pinning (BEMP) technique compared with mini stent retrievers alone.
methodsRetrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of patients treated with the BEMP technique or mini stent retriever alone for intracranial MeVOs from 2017 to 2020 in a comprehensive stroke center. Both groups were compared about baseline characteristics, occlusion site, clinical presentation, clot cause, procedural outcomes (MeVO first-pass and final expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia score, the mini stent retriever used, number of passes with the front-line approach, and need of rescue therapy), safety outcomes (emboli to unwanted territories and hemorrhagic complications), and clinical outcomes at 90 days. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed with potential predictors of vessel recanalization to find independent variables associated with MeVO first-pass expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia 2c/3 recanalization.
resultsWe reviewed 102 patients/106 MeVOs treated with the BEMP technique (n=56) or mini stent retriever (n=50). There was a higher rate of MeVO first-pass expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia 2c/3 recanalization (57% versus 34%,
conclusionsIn the setting of MeVOs, the BEMP technique may lead to higher rates of the first-pass recanalization and a lower incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage than mini stent retrievers alone.
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