Thrombectomy by Direct Cervical Access in Case of Common Carotid Occlusion with Collateral Supply to Internal Carotid Artery: Uncommon Anatomic Variant

摘要

BACKGROUND: Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke recently proved its superiority to standard medical management alone. With the increasing number of procedures, practitioners are exposed to unexpected situations that may lead to failure of access and significantly worse clinical outcome. Being able to plan the procedure and use alternative techniques may be useful in case of peculiar anatomy.