ZASLAU S, HAJIRAN A. Surgical technique for removal of InterStim leads. Can J Urol 2017; 24(4):8921. Common pitfalls in lead removal involve pulling the wire through a single incision while still attached to the IPG, or pulling the wire proximal to Marker Band B. The authors of this article emphasize the true key to successful tined lead removal, which is grasping the tined portion of the lead ...

METHODS 17 physicians, experienced in transvenous lead removal, performed a lead extraction manoeuvre of an ICD lead on a torso phantom. They were advised to stop traction only when further traction would be considered as harmful to the patient or when--based on their experience--a change in the extraction strategy was indicated. Traction forces were recorded with a digital precision gauge. R...

Adsorption process is an efficient alternative in metal ions removal. Many materials can be used in this process; among them, we can cite biological materials such as aquatic macrophytes. The macrophytes have shown a high percentage of metal ions removal and they have an advantage of being low cost and have the possibility of growing. In view of this, the aim of this work is evaluate lead remov...

Tetraethyllead (TEL) was first fabricated for use in gasoline in 1923. Shortly after manufacture began, workers at all three plants began to become floridly psychotic and die. A moratorium on TEL production was put into place, but was lifted in 1926. Between 1926 and 1965, the prevailing consensus was that lead toxicity occurred only at high levels of exposure and that lead in the atmosphere wa...

We describe a patient presenting with lead shot in his appendix. A plain radiograph of his lumbar spine was performed for back pain, and an incidental finding of lead shot retained within the appendix was seen. Lead shot in the appendix is associated with appendicitis, and 2 cases have been reported of lead intoxication. We suggest that an elective laparoscopic appendectomy should be offered to...

The incidence of infection associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is rising at a rate faster than that of the number of implants. CIED infections typically require complete device and lead removal. The prevalence of vegetations is high in patients with infective indications who are referred for lead extraction. Because of the risk of hemodynamically significant pulmonary...

Because biosorption is a low cost and effective method for treating metal-bearing wastewaters, understanding the process kinetics is relevant for design purposes. In the present study, the performance of the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica for removing cadmium and lead from simulated wastewaters has been evaluated. Five kinetic models (first-order, pseudo-first-order, Elovich, modified Rit...