The twiddler's plus syndrome--a case report.

نویسندگان

  • Ashutosh Kumar
  • Biswakes Majumdar
  • Gautam Dutta
  • Amit Khandalwal
  • Bhawani G
  • Soraj Mondal
  • Rupesh Singh
چکیده

We present a case of a 43-year-old male with an extreme form of the twiddler's syndrome - almost complete lead dislodgement associated with their fracture.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Kardiologia polska

دوره 67 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009