Complications of retained epicardial pacing wires: an unusual bronchial foreign body.

@article{Gentry1993ComplicationsOR,
  title={Complications of retained epicardial pacing wires: an unusual bronchial foreign body.},
  author={W H Gentry and A. Abo Al Hassan},
  journal={The Annals of thoracic surgery},
  year={1993},
  volume={56 6},
  pages={1391-3}
}

• W H Gentry, A. Abo Al Hassan
• Published 1993 in The Annals of thoracic surgery

The use of temporary epicardial pacing wires after open cardiac operations has been associated with a low morbidity. Complications can be divided into those encountered during placement, removal, or retention of these wires. We describe herein an unusual complication of a retained temporary epicardial pacing wire presenting as a posterior mediastinal mass… CONTINUE READING

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