Clot reduction prior to embolectomy: mSAVE as a first-line technique for large clots.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The "Stent retriever Assisted Vacuum-locked Extraction" (SAVE) technique is a promising embolectomy method for intracranial large vessel occlusion (LVO). We report our experience using a modified SAVE (mSAVE) approach for clot reduction prior to embolectomy...

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Main Authors: Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Ioannis Tsogkas, Alex Brehm, Amelie Hesse, Ryan McTaggart, Mayank Goyal, Ilko Maier, Marlena Schnieder, Daniel Behme, Volker Maus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216258