title: EkoSonicSV endovascular system for recanalization of the basilar artery occlusion.
abstract: The interventional management of stroke may consist of the use of angioplasty, stenting or mechanical thrombus removal technique. For this purpose several retrieval devices are being used. Recently the new alternative device - EkoSonicSV has been introduced, which is particularly suitable for recanalization of the occluded basilar artery (BA). Here we are presenting a complete recanalization of BA using this device in two patients with stroke over a short period of time together with the intra-arterial use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and application of intravascular ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Neuroradiology and Angiology, University Hospital Ostrava, Czech Republic. jonszta@post.cz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jonszta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czerný
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skoloudík
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klement
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Procházka
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator