Abstract
Spontaneous Solitaire™ stent retriever detachment is a rarely defined entity seen during stroke treatment, which can result in a disastrous clinical outcome if it cannot be solved within a critical stroke treatment time window. Two solutions to this problem are presented in the literature. The first is to leave the stent in place and apply angioplasty to the detached stent, while the second involves surgically removing the stent from the location at which it detached. Here, we present a case of inadvertent stent detachment during stroke treatment for a middle cerebral artery M1 occlusion resulting in progressive thrombosis. The detached stent was removed endovascularly by another Solitaire stent, resulting in the recanalization of the occluded middle cerebral artery.
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The authors Süha Akpınar and Güliz Yılmaz state that there is no conflict of interest.
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Akpinar, S., Yilmaz, G. Spontaneous Solitaire™ AB Thrombectomy Stent Detachment During Stroke Treatment. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 475–478 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-014-1022-y
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