%0 Journal Article
%T Contact Aspiration versus Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy for Distal Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusions in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Meta-Analysis
%A Adam A Dmytriw
%A Duncan Mark Brooks
%A Hamed Asadi
%A Hong Kuan Kok
%A Julian Maingard
%A Kevin Phan
%A Ronil Chandra
%A Sourabh Goyal
%A Vincent Thijs
%J Archive of "Neurointervention".
%D 2018
%R 10.5469/neuroint.2018.00997
%X The evidence for endovascular therapy and choice of technique in distal middle cerebral artery (MCA) M2 segment occlusions in acute ischemic stroke remains controversial. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis primarily comparing reperfusion rates of stent-retrieval versus contact aspiration for M2 occlusions
%K Cerebrovascular disorders
%K Ischemia
%K Stroke
%K Thrombectomy
%K Endovascular procedures
%K Middle cerebral artery
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132031/