title: Successful reimplantation of a phrenic nerve stimulator after traumatic exteriorisation.
abstract: A quadriplegic patient experienced post-traumatic exteriorisation of the subcutaneous receiver of a phrenic pacemaker. In the absence of infection and stimulation dysfunction in the patient, the device was reimplanted with full success at 1 year. This strategy can, exceptionally, be considered if removal and subsequent implantation is impossible or refused.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Pimpec-Barthes
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hubsch
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Payelleville
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Similowski
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome