Endovasculaire behandeling van acuut herseninfarct met een verwijderbare stent

In this article, we describe the use of a novel mechanical thrombectomy device aimed at removing a thrombus in patients with acute ischaemic stroke and proximal intracranial arterial occlusion. A self-expandable stent is deployed into the thrombus which results in the immediate restoration of blood flow. After a few minutes, the thrombus will anchor itself onto the mesh of the stent. The stent and the captured thrombus are subsequently retrieved during aspiration of the guiding catheter.

Conflict of interest: none declared. Financial support: D. Dippel, Y. Roos and C. Majoie are recipients of a grant from the Netherlands Heart Foundation (Nederlandse Hartstichting) for conducting a clinical trial on endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke in the Netherlands (MR CLEAN).