AUTHOR=Yang Zhonghui , Zhang Guang , Wu Qiaowei , Zhu Yujing , Xu Shancai , Shi Huaizhang TITLE=Direct mechanical thrombectomy vs. intravenous alteplase plus mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation tandem occlusions JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1536912 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2025.1536912 ISSN=2296-875X