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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
Thrombectomy for Upper Extremity Artery Occlusion with Major Cerebral Artery Occlusion Using Mechanical Thrombectomy
Takehiro Katano1, Kentaro Suzuki1, Ryutaro Kimura1
1Department of Neurology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Objective:
We report two cases of thrombectomy for upper extremity artery occlusion with major cerebral artery occlusion using mechanical thrombectomy devices for acute ischemic stroke.
Case Presentations:
Case 1 was a 79-year-old woman admitted for left internal carotid artery occlusion and left upper extremity artery occlusion. Case 2 was an 87-year-old woman admitted for left middle cerebral artery occlusion and bilateral upper extremity artery occlusion. After performing mechanical thrombectomy for the cerebral artery, we achieved good recanalization of the brachial artery using the same devices in Case 1 and Case 2.
Conclusions:
Thrombectomy using acute ischemic stroke mechanical thrombectomy devices for upper extremity artery occlusion is useful for recanalization.
