title: Aspiration thrombectomy of acute complete carotid bulb occlusion.
abstract: Two patients with acute complete carotid bulb occlusion were treated using intra-arterial aspiration thrombectomy a mean of 3 hours after stroke onset. A slightly angulated 8-F guiding catheter designed for general interventional use was employed to aspirate the thrombus in the carotid artery. Manual aspiration through a 50-mL syringe resulted in effective removal of the thrombus followed by good patency of the internal carotid artery. Aspiration thrombectomy is a simple, feasible and effective rescue procedure for patients with acute complete carotid bulb occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yancheng 1st Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Gao Feng
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Dae Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Choong Gon
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jae Kyun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000473:pathology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator