ArticleBMC neurology2020
Effect of manual aspiration thrombectomy using large-bore aspiration catheter for acute basilar artery occlusion: comparison with a stent retriever system.
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- Efficacy and safety of early intravenous administration of tirofiban after thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing efficacy and safety of direct aspiration versus stent retriever thrombectomy in acute basilar artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The neuroradiology journal · 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
- Endovascular treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of first-line stent retriever versus direct aspiration.Brain and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Aspiration versus stent retriever for posterior circulation stroke: A meta-analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Pooled it
- Network meta-analysis of first-line thrombectomy strategy for acute posterior circulation strokes: a preliminary evaluation for combined approach.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Contact aspiration versus stent retriever thrombectomy for acute basilar artery occlusion (ANGEL-COAST): rationale and design of a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2026Article
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- Aspiration only versus stent retriever only thrombectomy in basilar artery occlusion: a propensity score-matched analysis of the German Stroke Registry.Journal of neurointerventional surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of Aspiration and Stent Retriever in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Subanalysis of the K-NET Registry.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2025Article
- Successful mechanical thrombectomy with an aspiration catheter for fenestrated basilar artery occlusion guided by preoperative basi-parallel anatomical scanning.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- A Review of Endovascular Treatment for Posterior Circulation Strokes.Neurointervention · 2023Review
- Endovascular Treatment for Posterior Circulation Stroke: Ways to Maximize Therapeutic Efficacy.Journal of stroke · 2022Review
- Practical use and underlying physics of the BENCHMARK™ BMX™ 96 for large-bore aspiration thrombectomy: Case report of initial institutional experience.The neuroradiology journal · 2022Article
- 3D T2-Weighted Sampling Perfection with Application-Optimized Contrasts Using Different Flip Angle Evolutions (SPACE) and 3D Time-of-Flight (TOF) MR Angiography Fusion Imaging for Occluded Intracranial Arteries.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2022Article
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- Predictors of Early Neurological Deterioration in Stroke Due to Vertebrobasilar Occlusion.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundA large-bore aspiration catheter can be employed for recanalization of acute basilar artery occlusion. Here we compare the results of mechanical thrombectomy using a stent retriever (SR) and manual aspiration thrombectomy (MAT) using a large-bore aspiration catheter system as a first-line recanalization method in acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO).
methodsThe records of 50 patients with acute BAO who underwent mechanical thrombectomy were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were assigned to one of two groups based on the first-line recanalization method. The treatment and clinical outcomes were compared.
resultsSixteen (32%) patients were treated with MAT with a large-bore aspiration catheter and 34 (68%) with a SR as the first-line treatment method. The MAT group had a shorter procedure time (28 vs. 65 min; p = 0.001), higher rate of first-pass recanalization (68.8% vs. 38.2%, p = 0.044), and lower median number of passes (1 vs 2; p = 0.008) when compared with the SR group. There was no significant difference in the incidence of any hemorrhagic complication (6.3% vs. 8.8%; p = 0.754) between the groups. However, there were four cases of procedure-related subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the SR group and one death occurred due to massive hemorrhage.
conclusionsSelection of MAT using a large-bore aspiration catheter for acute BAO may be a safe and effective first-line treatment method with higher first-pass recanalization rate and shorter procedure time than SR.
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