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Table 1 Retrieval strategy for PubMed

From: The comparison of STA-MCA bypass and BMT for symptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcome

Search

Query

#8

Search (#6 and #7)

#7

Search randomized controlled trial [Title/Abstract] OR controlled clinical trial [Title/Abstract]) OR randomized [Title/Abstract] OR randomly [Title/Abstract] OR Case-Control Studies [Title/Abstract] OR case control study [Title/Abstract]

#6

Search (#4 and #5)

#5

Search occlusion [Title/Abstract] OR occlusive [Title/Abstract]

#4

Search (#2 or #3)

#3

Search Internal Carotid [Title/Abstract] OR Artery, Internal Carotid [Title/Abstract] OR Carotid Arteries, Internal [Title/Abstract] OR Internal Carotid Arteries [Title/Abstract] OR Internal Carotid Artery [Title/Abstract]

#2

Search “Carotid Artery, Internal”[Mesh]