PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nikkie Randhawa
AU  - Jonathan P Squires
AU  - Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran
AU  - Sharanpal K Mann
TI  - Republished: Where did the clot go? An unusual complication of mechanical thrombectomy caused by malignancy related subclavian steal phenomenon in a patient with acute basilar artery occlusion
AID  - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2016-012665.rep
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
PG  - e22--e22
VI  - 9
IP  - 6
4099  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/9/6/e22.short
4100  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/9/6/e22.full
SO  - J NeuroIntervent Surg2017 Jun 01; 9
AB  - Subclavian steal is a relatively common vascular phenomenon usually caused by atherosclerotic disease. While symptoms are rare, arm claudication of the ipsilateral limb is most common, with paroxysmal symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency (often exercise induced) being relatively uncommon. Here we present a case of brachial artery embolism during mechanical thrombectomy for basilar artery thrombosis, secondary to subclavian steal phenomenon. This atypical and potentially irreversible complication should be considered in patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing neurointerventional management when subclavian steal is discovered angiographically.