TY - JOUR
T1 - Expanding the role of stent-retriever endovascular thrombectomy
T2 - A case series of freefloating thrombus
AU - Fitzpatrick, Neasa
AU - Motyer, Ronan
AU - Gibney, Brian
AU - Duffy, Sharon
AU - Murphy, Sean
AU - O'Brien, Paul
AU - Ryan, Daniel
AU - Thornton, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Article author(s) 2018. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Carotid artery free-floating thrombus (FFT) is a rare but clinically significant cause of embolic stroke. Treatment has historically been confined to carotid surgery or best medical therapy, with neither option proved to be superior. However, recent advancements in endovascular interventions have heralded a new age of innovative management strategies for vascular disease. We present three distinct cases of stroke secondary to carotid artery FFT, successfully treated with stent retriever endovascular thrombectomy.
AB - Carotid artery free-floating thrombus (FFT) is a rare but clinically significant cause of embolic stroke. Treatment has historically been confined to carotid surgery or best medical therapy, with neither option proved to be superior. However, recent advancements in endovascular interventions have heralded a new age of innovative management strategies for vascular disease. We present three distinct cases of stroke secondary to carotid artery FFT, successfully treated with stent retriever endovascular thrombectomy.
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U2 - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-013946
DO - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-013946
M3 - Article
C2 - 29925544
AN - SCOPUS:85048857613
SN - 1759-8478
VL - 10
SP - 1164
EP - 1167
JO - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
JF - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
IS - 12
ER -