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Background Tigertriever (Rapid Medical, Yoqneam, Israel) is a new design of stent retriever. Purpose To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the Tigertriever in patients with acute ischemic stroke who have undergone mechanical thrombectomy. Materials and methods Two different techniques-- namely, standard unsheathing (SUT) and repetitive inflation-deflation (RID) techniques, were used. Modified Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (mTICI) scores of 2b and 3 were considered as successful recanalization. Results a total of 61 thrombectomy procedures with Tigertriever were retrospectively evaluated. The mean age of patients was 60.7 years and their national institutes of health stroke scale score was 14.7. Overall, the percentage of patients with a mTICI score of 0, 2b, and 3 was 24.6, 26.2, and 49.2, respectively. successful recanalization and first-pass success rates were 75.4% and 37.7%, respectively. There were no statistical differences between the results of the SUT and riD techniques. no vessel rupture, dissection, or device detachment was observed. The number of patients with a good clinical outcome (modified rankin scale score 0--2) was 17 (27.9%). Conclusion Our results showed that the Tigertriever device is safe and efficient for mechanical thrombectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The presence of postoperative bile leak is the major outcome measure for the assessment of operative success in partial cystectomy for hydatid liver disease. However, the optimal operative strategy to reduce the postoperative bile leak rate is yet to be defined.Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent partial cystectomy for hydatid liver disease between January 2013 and January 2015 were reviewed in this retrospective analysis. All patients were managed with a specific operative protocol. The primary outcome measure was the rate of persistent postoperative bile leak. The secondary outcome measures were the morbidity and mortality rate, and the length of hospital stay.Results: Twenty-eight patients were included in the study. Only one patient (3.6 %) developed persistent postoperative bile leak. The overall morbidity and mortality rate was 17.8 and 0 %, respectively. The median length of hospital stay was 5 days.Conclusion: Aggressive preventative surgical measures have led to low persistent bile leak rates with low morbidity and mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]