[Extrapleural implantation of epicardial pacemakers in infants (author's transl)].
In spite of the availability of small size models, intra-abdominal implantation of epicardial pacemakers is difficult in infants. The alternative, which is implantation within the pleural cavity, entails a risk of compression of the lung. These problems can be overcome by using a totally extrapleural thoracic approach.
D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010994:Pleura
Implantation des pace-makers épicardiques chez le nourrisson. La voie extra-pleurale.