Pacing Wire Removal Via a Right Atriotomy: A Patient with Infected Permanent Pacemaker and Who Previously Underwent CABG: A case report.
- Author:
Yun Seok KIM
1
;
Hyun SONG
;
Yang Gi RYU
;
Sung Ho JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. hyunsong@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pacemaker;
Infection;
Heart surgery
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Heart Atria;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Skin;
Thoracic Surgery;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;42(2):256-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 63-year-old man who had a permanent pacemaker placed 17 years ago presented to us with local inflammatory signs on his chest. The skin was opened to remove the permanent pacemaker. However, the pacing wire was not easily removed. So, the permanent pacemaker was removed from the chest with leaving the remnant wire inside. However, the local infection recurred because of the remnant wire. Right thoracotomy was performed and cardiopulmonary bypass was started. After total circulatory arrest, the right atrium was opened and the wire was completely removed.
