title: Retroperitoneal placement of an ICD generator: a solution for a difficult problem.
abstract: A woman experienced multiple episodes of pocket erosion after placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator culminating in a pocket infection. The device was placed in a retroperitoneal location, and the patient has not developed further episodes of pocket erosion or infection. Interrogation of the device in this position and its subsequent replacement have been straightforward.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: DeFilippi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bump
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery