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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2026

Management of intracranial arterial stenosis during mechanical thrombectomy: Survey of neuro-interventionalists.

Sami Al Kasab, Ashley Nelson, Kyle Fargen, Thanh Nguyen, Colin Derdeyn, Maxim Mokin, Muhammed A Essibayi, Ramesh Grandhi, Osama O Zaidat, Adam DeHavenon

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Article in Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Glycoprotein inhibitors as a first line rescue treatment after unsuccessful recanalization of endovascular thrombectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Sami Al KasabDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Ashley NelsonDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8632-8570
Kyle FargenDepartment of Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Thanh NguyenDepartment of Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2810-1685
Colin DerdeynDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Maxim MokinDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Muhammed A EssibayiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Montefiore Medical Center, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8325-2382
Ramesh GrandhiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9000-6083
Osama O ZaidatDepartment of Neurology, Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
Adam DeHavenonDepartment of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · USBoston Medical Center · USMercy St. Vincent Medical Center · USMontefiore Medical Center · USUniversity of Iowa · USUniversity of South Florida · USUniversity of Utah · USWake Forest University · USYale University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundThe optimal management of emergent large vessel occlusion due to underlying intracranial stenosis (intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion) remains unknown. The primary aim of this survey analysis was to measure variation in the clinical management of intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion during mechanical thrombectomy.MethodsA survey was designed using a web-based survey-building platform and distributed via the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) websites for a response. Predictors of respondents' level of comfortability stenting were estimated using a binomial logistic regression model.ResultsWe received 105 responses to the survey. Most respondents (54.3%) practiced at an academic Stroke Center. Nearly half of the respondents (49%) had been practicing for 5 or more years independently after fellowship. An average of 54 mechanical thrombectomies were performed by each respondent annually. There was variation in the definition of intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion, number of passes performed before pursuing rescue stenting, as well as intra and post-procedural antiplatelet management. Of respondents, 58% felt rescue stenting was very risky, and 55.7% agreed that there was equipoise regarding emergent angioplasty and/or stenting versus medical therapy for intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion. Respondents who encountered intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion more frequently thought that rescue stenting was less risky.ConclusionThere is notable variability in the diagnosis and management of intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion during mechanical thrombectomy. While most respondents felt rescue stenting was risky, the majority believed the benefit could outweigh the risk. The majority of respondents agreed that equipoise exists regarding the management of intracranial stenosis related large vessel occlusion, highlighting the need for clinical trials in this rare patient population.

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NeurologistsPractice Patterns, Physicians'ThrombectomyConstriction, PathologicHumansStentsSurveys and Questionnairesacute strokeIntracranial arterial diseasethrombectomy

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PMCPMC12852609
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