SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF USING RECOIL STENTS FOR TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIC STROKE: A META-ANALYSIS OF RCTS

Thrombectomy with the use of a stent retriever (SR), in addition to IV rt-PA, improve reperfusion rates and long-term functional outcome. We planned to evaluate the safety and feasibility of SR compared to IV rtPA for treatment of ischemic stroke. We searched Pub Med and Cochrane until October 2015