Temporary epicardial pacing wire migrating to and exiting from the jaw

Taichi Kondo; Masanori Hirota; Joji Hoshino; Yu Takahashi; Yuichi Notomi; Tadashi Isomura

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.055

Temporary epicardial pacing wire migrating to and exiting from the jaw

Taichi Kondo, Masanori Hirota, Joji Hoshino, Yu Takahashi, Yuichi Notomi, Tadashi Isomura

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Abstract

A 63-year-old woman underwent cardiac surgery, with atrial and ventricular temporary epicardial pacing wires being placed at the end of the procedure. Four months after the operation, the patient experienced tooth decay and underwent a tooth extraction. Thereafter, the patient developed an infected, swollen neck; computed tomography revealed that one of the temporary pacing wires had migrated into her neck. The patient was readmitted for removal of the wire, but it spontaneously exited through the skin of the lower jaw; the infection was resolved with intravenous antibiotic therapy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2221-2223
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	98
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.055
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Temporary epicardial pacing wire migrating to and exiting from the jaw

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