Mechanical thrombectomy for a basilar artery thrombosis: An ultra-short report

Sathya Narayana R

Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Kauvery Hospital, Alwarpet, Chennai

Case Presentation

Patient came with drowsiness and left side weakness. MRI showed ischemia in right hemipons but no flair changes.

Right Vertebral Artery (VA ), acute in chronic occlusion, seen in CT angiogram

We did mechanical thrombectomy for a basilar artery thrombosis.

Diagnostic Images

Fig (1): V4 segment of left VA was small in caliber

Fig (2): Thrombus in the top of basilar artery

Fig (3): Tici 3 recanalization done with 1 pass

 

Kauvery Hospital