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Successful Removal of 15-year-old Pacemaker Leads by Weight and pulley method
- Source :
- Kosin Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 396-401 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Kosin University College of Medicine, 2018.
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Abstract
- Extraction of old pacemaker leads remains a complex procedure owing to fibrotic encapsulation and lead adhesions. We report a case of extraction of 15-year-old pacemaker leads by weight and pulley method. A 81-year-old man presented with exposed pacemaker leads out of body with purulent discharge from a pacemaker insertion site. He inserted DDD (dual chamber pacing, dual chamber sensing dual function) pacemaker implantation 15 years ago for SSS. Previously pacemaker battery was removed 3 years ago due to recurrent infection of pacemaker scar site. We extracted the pacemaker leads by weight and pulley method successfully without any complications.
- Subjects :
- extraction
pacemaker
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20059531
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Kosin Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b33e7a580eb545548c2e84d55eff2709
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2018.33.3.396