Figure 1.

The anterograde approach. A 74-year-old man, National Institutes of Health stroke scale onset score 15, distal reperfusion time 172 minutes and modified Rankin scale score at 90 days 6. (a) The angiogram showed complete occlusion of the left internal carotid artery (ICA) (arrow). (b, c) Angioplasty was performed with the ICA occlusion. (d, e) After proximal occlusion recanalisation, a stent retriever was deployed at the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) with revascularisation of the vessel. (f) The angiogram demonstrated complete revascularisation of the left ICA and MCA.