TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanical thrombectomy of the internal carotid artery and middle cerebral arteries for acute stroke by using the retriever device
AU - Martinez, Hilario
AU - Zoarski, Gregg H.
AU - Obuchowski, Abraham M.
AU - Stallmayer, M. J.Bernadette
AU - Papangelou, Alexander
AU - Airan-Javia, Subha
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - We report a case of mechanical thrombectomy in which a new device, the Retriever, was used for acute cerebral ischemia in the setting of extensive occlusion of the left internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries. Excellent radiographic and clinical results were obtained. The Retriever is currently approved and available for foreign body extraction and for intracranial thrombectomy when used as part of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia, or MERCI, clinical trial. This device was able to retrieve and remove clots efficiently from the intracranial and extracranial circulation, offering a new therapeutic alternative in the treatment of acute cerebral ischemic disease.
AB - We report a case of mechanical thrombectomy in which a new device, the Retriever, was used for acute cerebral ischemia in the setting of extensive occlusion of the left internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries. Excellent radiographic and clinical results were obtained. The Retriever is currently approved and available for foreign body extraction and for intracranial thrombectomy when used as part of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia, or MERCI, clinical trial. This device was able to retrieve and remove clots efficiently from the intracranial and extracranial circulation, offering a new therapeutic alternative in the treatment of acute cerebral ischemic disease.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15569753
AN - SCOPUS:16644369980
SN - 0195-6108
VL - 25
SP - 1812
EP - 1815
JO - American Journal of Neuroradiology
JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology
IS - 10
ER -