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The distal access catheter, stent-retriever, and entrapped clot are withdrawn into the balloon guide catheter under continuous double aspiration ( a ). The distal stent-retriever placement in relation to the clot minimizes the risk of distal embolization: clot fragments that might shear off during the retrieval are likely captured by the distal part of the stent ( b ).
