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Percutaneous retrieval of a broken pacemaker fragment from the superior caval vein in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Sevim Karaaslan ,
Alpay Çeliker  and
Nazlihan Günal
Sevim Karaaslan*
Affiliation:
From the Department ofPediatric Cardiology, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Ankara
Alpay Çeliker
Affiliation:
From the Department ofPediatric Cardiology, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Ankara
Nazlihan Günal
Affiliation:
From the Department ofPediatric Cardiology, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Ankara
*
Dr. Sevim Karaaslan, Nalçaci Postanesi,PK. 164, Konya, Türkiye. Tel. 332-3232600 or 2334377; Fax. 332-3232643.
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Summary

The increase in use of endovascular devices in the treatment and diagnosis of malformations of the cardiovascular system has created a need for another device suitable for retrieval of dislodged catheters or fragments in children. We describe the use of a snare made of nickel-titanium (nitinol) cable for retrieval of a broken pacemaker electrode lodged in the superior caval vein.

Keywords

Intravascular foreign bodiespacemaker electrode fragmentgooseneck snare
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 97 - 99
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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