The Removal of a Fractured Guidewire During Mechanical Thrombectomy. A Case Report

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Recent randomized controlled trials have transformed the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Mechanical or aspiration thrombectomy is the main treatment option for occlusions of large intracranial vessels. Despite its high technical success rate, endovascular thrombectomy can sometimes be complicated by anatomical peculiarities or device failures. The most frequent complications are related to vessel dissection or vessel perforation by devices while navigating intricate anatomy. Rarer still are technical device failures, like spontaneous stent-retriever detachment, which occurred with older generation retrievers. This case reports a rare device failure, which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported in the literature so far, namely a microwire fracture in the middle cerebral artery. This was successfully removed with an Eric stent-retriever. The potential causes and possible management strategies are discussed.

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Filep, R. C., Bloj, A. F., & Marginean, L. (2021). The Removal of a Fractured Guidewire During Mechanical Thrombectomy. A Case Report. Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 7(2), 141–144. https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2021-0009

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