Abstract
While a stentriever thrombectomy is 70–75% successful in achieving recanalization (modified thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia [mTICI] 2b-3) of an anterior circulation intracranial large artery occlusion (ILAO), 25–30% of ILAOs remain refractory to a stentriever thrombectomy [1, 2]. The etiology of an acute ILAO can play a key role in the response to a stentriever; plus certain complications, such as inadvertent detachment, the stentriever getting stuck, and repeated reocclusion, have also been reported in relation to stroke etiology [3–8]. Therefore, this chapter discusses the pathomechanism of refractoriness to a stentriever, along with suggested solutions.
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Kim, B.M. (2017). Refractory Occlusion to Stentriever Thrombectomy: Etiological Considerations and Suggested Solutions. In: Park, J. (eds) Acute Ischemic Stroke. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0965-5_12
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