title: [Mechanical thrombectomy - technique].
abstract: Mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers in acute stroke has emerged as the technique with the highest recanalization rate of therapeutic procedures available so far. Recently it was demonstrated that compared to intravenous rTPA alone, mechanical thrombectomy improves outcomes of patients with acute occlusions of intracranial arteries of the anterior circulation in several randomized clinical trials. In this article we will give an overview of the steps required for the thrombectomy procedure.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Straße, 66424, Homburg-Saar, Deutschland. umut.yilmaz@uks.eu.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Straße, 66424, Homburg-Saar, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mühl-Benninghaus
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Straße, 66424, Homburg-Saar, Deutschland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reith
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D061185:Mechanical Thrombolysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Arteries; Mechanical thrombektomy; Stent retriever; Stroke