Louis Tournier, Jonathan Cortese, Arturo Consoli, Laurent Spelle, Gaultier Marnat, Mariana Sarov, Francois Zhu, Sebastien Soize, Julien Burel, Géraud Forestier, Simon Escalard, Raoul Pop, Baptiste Bonnet, Quentin Alias, Julien Ognard, Olivier Naggara, Maeva Kyheng, Bertrand Lapergue, Jildaz Caroff
BACKGROUND: Retrospective studies suggest the superiority of first-line contact aspiration (CA) thrombectomy over stent-retriever (SR) in basilar artery occlusions (BAO). We aimed to investigate the impact of first-line mechanical thrombectomy per the occlusion level, considering differences in stroke etiology prevalence between proximal and distal BAO. METHODS: A retrospective, multicentric analysis of the Endovascular Treatment in Ischemic Stroke Registry (ETIS) included consecutive BAO patients treated from January 2016 to May 2022...
March 27, 2024: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery