Article Text
Ischemic Stroke
Case series
Expanding the role of stent-retriever endovascular thrombectomy: a case series of free-floating thrombus
Abstract
Carotid artery free-floating thrombus (FFT) is a rare but clinically significant cause of embolic stroke. Treatment has historically been confined to carotid surgery or best medical therapy, with neither option proved to be superior. However, recent advancements in endovascular interventions have heralded a new age of innovative management strategies for vascular disease. We present three distinct cases of stroke secondary to carotid artery FFT, successfully treated with stent retriever endovascular thrombectomy.
- interventional neuroradiology
- endovascular
- stroke
- large vessel occlusion
- thrombectomy
- free floating thrombus