title: Percutaneous extraction of entrapped infective transvenous pacing lead.
abstract: A 57-year-old woman had an entrapped infected transvenous pacing lead successfully removed percutaneously with a Dormier basket under fluoroscopy, thus avoiding a major surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland. rizwanazizmenon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rizwan Aziz
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: Angus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D001919:Bradycardia / Q000628:therapy; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*