Successful reimplantation of a phrenic nerve stimulator after traumatic exteriorisation
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Successful reimplantation of a phrenic nerve stimulator after traumatic exteriorisation.
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.10.021