Wandering permanent pacemaker generators in children: a case series

INTRODUCTION: Epicardial permanent pacemaker generators are implanted some times in the abdominal wall in pediatric age groups. CASE PRESENTATION: Three permanent epicardial pacemakers that migrated in an unusual manner producing intraabdominal complications are reported. CONCLUSION: The different c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Al Sabti, Hilal, Menon, Raj Gopal, Maddali, Madan Mohan, Valliattu, John
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18485236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-163
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Epicardial permanent pacemaker generators are implanted some times in the abdominal wall in pediatric age groups. CASE PRESENTATION: Three permanent epicardial pacemakers that migrated in an unusual manner producing intraabdominal complications are reported. CONCLUSION: The different clinical presentations of pacemaker migration in the pediatric age groups are highlighted and a few suggestions are made for avoiding such a complication.

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