Peripheral migration of pacemaker electrodes.
A 55-year-old male was admitted with right ileo-femoral phlebitis caused by an unused pacemaker electrode fragment which had migrated from the right subclavian vein to the right iliac vein. Vena cava plication was followed by removal of the electrode fragment and complete resolution of the phlebitis. The exposed metal coil may have contributed to the severe inflammatory reaction.
D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000209:etiology