Open AccessEndovascular clot retrieval in extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis ( CVST ): a videographic report
Author(s) -
Abid Muhammad Bilal,
Sharma Vijay Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1330
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral venous sinus thrombosis , hematoma , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , surgery
Key Clinical Message Urgent anticoagulation, despite the presence of acute cerebral hematoma, improves survival as well as the prognosis. Surgical decompression is a life‐saving procedure and is required in a selected group of patients with considerable mass effect and elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Endovascular thrombectomy is a novel approach to reduce the clot burden, achieve venous patency, and reduce ICP .