The recessed chest wall pacemaker pocket.
Recurrent pouch problems led to the development of a recessed chest wall pacemaker pocket. Segments of the seventh and eighth ribs were resected in the mid-axillary line resulting in a "tailor-made" space suitable for generator implantation. Follow-up at one year has proven the chest wall to be a satisfactory alternative site for a pacemaker pocket.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery