An unusual complication of the unremoved unwanted pacing wire.
A case of external jugular vein thrombosis is described. This occurred following failure to remove an unwanted pacing wire by sustained traction and its subsequent migration from the subclavian vein into the external jugular vein.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*