title: Combined use of export catheter and penumbra vacuum thromboaspiration in a challenging case of acute common carotid artery occlusion.
abstract: A 76-year-old hypertensive man with previous bilateral iliac stenting was admitted in our center for acute stroke with an NIH score of 20 at 6 h from symptoms onset. The common carotid occlusion with a huge thrombus and a very calcified plaque has been successfully recanalyzed with a combination of coronary total occlusion technique, filter-aided coronary manual thrombectomy and Penumbra vacuum thrombectomy systems.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. Electronic address: jackyheart71@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rigatelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martire
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology Department, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Michielan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amistà
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Interventions; Stroke; Thrombectomy