Aspiration Versus Stent Retriever Thrombectomy for Distal, Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke in the Posterior Circulation: A Subanalysis of the TOPMOST Study

Lukas MeyerChristian Paul StrackeMarta WallochaGabriel BroocksPeter B. SpornsEike I. PiechowiakJohannes KaesmacherChristian MaegerleinMoritz Roman Hernández PetzscheFranziska Dorn2026-03-222026-03-22202210.1161/strokeaha.121.037792https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.121.037792https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/43789Citaciones: 33Both first-pass aspiration and stent retriever thrombectomy for primary isolated posterior circulation DMVO seem to be safe and technically feasible leading to similar favorable rates of angiographic and clinical outcome.enMedicineModified Rankin ScaleThrombolysisStroke (engine)OcclusionSurgeryMiddle cerebral arteryFirst passPosterior communicating arteryPosterior cerebral arteryAspiration Versus Stent Retriever Thrombectomy for Distal, Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke in the Posterior Circulation: A Subanalysis of the TOPMOST Studyarticle