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The application of the retrievable, temporary intracranial stents for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion led to a revolution in neuroendovascular therapeutics. The technique of temporary stenting for acute stroke was first reported by Kelly et al who described the partial deployment of an Enterprise stent to create a temporary endovascular bypass for the treatment of a middle cerebral artery occlusion.1 At the time, the Enterprise was the only retrievable intracranial stent available in the United …
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