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Right ventricular perforation, pneumothorax, and a pneumatocele by a pacemaker lead: a case report

BACKGROUND: Perforation of the right ventricle by a pacemaker lead is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication. We present a patient who developed right ventricular perforation, pneumothorax, and a cyst and underwent partial lung resection. CASE PRESENTATION: A 94-year-old woman was diag...

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Autores principales: Iwata, Shihoko, Hirose, Ayana, Furui, Ikue, Matsumoto, Takako, Ozaki, Makoto, Nagasaka, Yasuko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8429537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34505188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40981-021-00470-8