Feasibility and safety of thrombectomy for isolated occlusions of the posterior cerebral artery: a multicenter experience and systematic literature review.

Lukas MeyerPanagiotis PapanagiotouMaria PolitiAndreas KastrupChristoffer KraemerUta HanningHelge KniepGabriel BroocksSara Magdalena Pilgram-PastorMarta WallochaRené ChapotJens FiehlerChristian Paul StrackeHannes Leischner

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2020)

Our study suggests the technical feasibility and safety of thrombectomy for IPCAOs. Further studies are needed to investigate safety and long-term functional outcomes with posterior circulation stroke-adjusted outcome assessment.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
atrial fibrillation
case report
cross sectional
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
double blind