Removal of Fractured Pacemaker Electrode Tip Using Dotter Basket
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 8 (5) , 759-760
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1985.tb05890.x
Abstract
During attempted removal of an infected permanent pacemaker system, the electrode fractured, leaving the tined tip embedded in the wall of the left subclavian vein. The electrode tip was successfully removed using a Dotter basket retrieval kit.Keywords
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