Intracolonic migration of a pacemaker generator.
Following pacemaker implantation, a 75-year-old male developed a low grade infection of the generator pocket. Utilizing the same generator, several relocations of the generator were made with the result that eventually the pacemaker, eroding the muscular planes, found his way into the ascending colon. Healing could be achieved only after removing the whole pacemaker system. The authors' current policy in case of pacemaker infection is also reported.
D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis