PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sara M Pilgram-Pastor AU - Eike I Piechowiak AU - Tomas Dobrocky AU - Johannes Kaesmacher AU - Juergen Den Hollander AU - Jan Gralla AU - Pasquale Mordasini TI - Stroke thrombectomy complication management AID - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017349 DP - 2021 Oct 01 TA - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery PG - 912--917 VI - 13 IP - 10 4099 - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/13/10/912.short 4100 - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/13/10/912.full SO - J NeuroIntervent Surg2021 Oct 01; 13 AB - Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EVT) is widely accepted as the first-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke in patients with large vessel occlusion. Being an invasive treatment, this method is associated with various preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative complications. These complications may influence peri-interventional morbidity and mortality and therefore treatment efficacy and clinical outcome. The aim of this review is to discuss the most common types of complications associated with EVT, the probable mechanisms of injury, and effective methods to manage and prevent complications.