Abstract
Acute ischemic stroke is a major cause of mortality and morbidity and its treatment has attracted great interest in the last decades. Innovative instruments such as stent-retrievers, intermediate catheters, and large-bore catheters have recently been introduced to perform endovascular thrombectomy. In cases of large vessel occlusion, this technique produces better results than intravenous pharmacological treatment.
In this chapter, we discuss the history of devices developed for thrombectomy, concluding with the state-of-the-art devices in each category.
Keywords: ADAPT technique, Aspiration, Mechanical thrombectomy, Stent.
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Simone Peschillo, Francesco Diana ;Evolution of Devices for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: From the Beginning to the Adapt Technique, Frontiers in Neurosurgery Brain Ischemic Stroke - From Diagnosis to Treatment (2016) 3: 529. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681083094116030018
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681083094116030018 |
Print ISSN 2405-7401 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2405-741X |