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Intrapericardial pacemaker in a 2-kilogram newborn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2012

Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena ,
Rafael Castillo  and
Lorena Rubio
Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
Rafael Castillo
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
Lorena Rubio
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
*
Correspondence to: Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena. Chief Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cirugía Cardiaca Infantil, Hospital Carlos Haya, C/Arroyo de los Ángeles s/n. 29011, Málaga, Spain. Phone/Fax: +34 951 292269; E-mail: giljaurena@gmail.com
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Abstract

A 2-kilogram child had a pacemaker implanted by a subxyphoid approach with the generator located under the rectus sheath. Days later, the battery eroded the abdominal wall and the peritoneum. The whole system was removed and a new one was implanted inside the pericardium on an emergent basis.

Keywords

Intrapericardialpacemakerchild
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , August 2012 , pp. 459 - 460
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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