Distal placement of balloon guide catheter facilitates stent-retriever mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation.
In-Hyoung LeeSung-Kon HaDong-Jun LimJong-Il ChoiPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2023)
Distal BGC placement facilitates MT for AIS in the anterior circulation. Therefore, we suggest distal BGC placement to maximize the effect of thrombectomy, even for tortuous extracranial ICA.