title: Lead extraction in a young girl with dehiscence of a pacemaker implanted in the subpectoral region.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy. Electronic address: gicalvagna@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe Mario
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Calvagna
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, Ospedale San Vincenzo, Taormina, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Costanzo
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, Ospedale San Vincenzo, Taormina, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Pino
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patanè
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Lead extraction; Pacemaker; Pediatric