Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in Saudi Arabia: A single-center experience.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy-treated patients in King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy. Patients were included in the study between January 2015 and December 2022.

Retraction: Giant Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Report of Delayed Presentation.

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Ulnar artery access for intracranial mechanical thrombectomy procedure: A salvage option after failed trans-femoral and trans-radial access.

84 years old gentle man with past medical history of hypertension and diabetes presented with sudden onset right sided weakness and aphasia for two hours. Initial neurological assessment revealed National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 17. Computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated minimal early ischemic changes along left insular cortex with occlusion of left middle cerebral artery (MCA).

Initial experience with Scepter Mini dual lumen balloon for embolization of cerebrovascular diseases.

Objective: Endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular diseases is often challenging due to small caliber, tortuous distal vessels. Several devices and techniques have evolved to overcome these challenges. Recently, a low profile dual lumen microballoon catheter, specifically designed for distal navigation is employed for neurovascular procedures.

Giant Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Report of Delayed Presentation.

Diaphragmatic rupture is an uncommon injury after blunt abdominal trauma. The diaphragmatic defect may not be obvious in imaging studies immediately after the initial injury. Patients may have delayed presentation when the diaphragmatic defect enlarges and allows abdominal content to herniate into the thoracic cavity.

Common ground, different path: Ulnar artery access for interventional neurovascular procedures.

Background: Recently, radial artery access has gained popularity for interventional neurovascular procedures due to patient comfort and fewer complications. However, there are instances where the radial artery approach is not feasible. In such cases, trans-ulnar artery access (TUA) can offer an alternate route.

Exploring the path less traveled: Distal radial access for diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology procedures.

Background: Recently there is a trend for radial first which advocates radial artery access as the first choice to perform diagnostic and interventional neurovascular procedures. Although safer than the conventional common femoral artery access, it is associated with a high rate of radial artery occlusion. Distal radial artery access is recently proposed to avoid this complication.

Rabies among animals in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Rabies is a fatal viral disease that continues to threaten human and animal health in endemic countries. Rabies is endemic in animals in the Arabian Peninsula. Although Saudi Arabia is the largest country on the Peninsula, little has been reported in the country about rabies situation.