Open AccessMechanical Thrombectomy for Basilar Artery Occlusion Stroke: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Subash Phuyal,
Kapil Dawadi,
Raju Paudel,
Ritesh Lamsal,
Pooja Agrawal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5174
Subject(s) - medicine , basilar artery , occlusion , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , cardiology , posterior cerebral artery , surgery , middle cerebral artery , ischemia , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
Posterior circulation strokes are potentially devastating events that carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Acute basilar artery occlusion stroke is a rare posterior circulation stroke that needs emergent management. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who developed an acute basilar artery occlusion. We achieved complete recanalization of the occluded basilar artery and its branches with endovascular mechanical thrombectomy. It is possible to achieve excellent results with mechanical thrombectomy in acute basilar artery occlusion if timely diagnosis and reperfusion can be done. We are not aware of any previous publication from Nepal describing this technique in acute basilar artery occlusion.