Peritoneal Migration of an Abdominally Implanted Epicardial Pacemaker: A Cause of Intestinal Obstruction.

We report the case of a 10-year-old child with on abdominally implanted epicardial pacemaker that eroded through the peritoneum and migrated to an intrapentoneal location, resulting in partial and then complete intestinal obstruction. This potentially life-threatening complication should be considered when a patient with an abdominally implanted pacemaker presents with abdominal pain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]