Migration of temporary epicardial pacer wire fragment retained after a cardiac operation.
Reported complications of retained temporary epicardial pacer wires after cardiac operations have been confined to infections. We report the migration of the retained fragment into the free peritoneal cavity after 6 years of stability in the precordium.
Korompai
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Hayward
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D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography