Unique Extraction of a Fractured Pacemaker Lead Adhered to the Spermatic Vein

Shogo Sakamoto, MD, PhD; Kenji Baba, MD; Shiho Wakasa, MD; Shiori Yanagishita, MD; Moritoshi Irishio, MD; Tomoya Yanagishita, MD, PhD; Yuta Yoshisako, MD; Yoshihiro Nakatani, MD; Toru Kataoka, MD, PhD; Daiju Fukuda, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2024)

Unique Extraction of a Fractured Pacemaker Lead Adhered to the Spermatic Vein

Shogo Sakamoto, MD, PhD,
Kenji Baba, MD,
Shiho Wakasa, MD,
Shiori Yanagishita, MD,
Moritoshi Irishio, MD,
Tomoya Yanagishita, MD, PhD,
Yuta Yoshisako, MD,
Yoshihiro Nakatani, MD,
Toru Kataoka, MD, PhD,
Daiju Fukuda, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Shogo Sakamoto, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Address for correspondence: Dr Shogo Sakamoto, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, 500-3 Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8247, Japan.
Kenji Baba, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Shiho Wakasa, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Shiori Yanagishita, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Moritoshi Irishio, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Tomoya Yanagishita, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Yuta Yoshisako, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Yoshihiro Nakatani, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Toru Kataoka, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bellland General Hospital, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Daiju Fukuda, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 2
p. 102160

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Transvenous lead extraction has been increasingly recognized as a safe and effective method of lead extraction, but there are only few references for extracting leads migrating outside the heart. We present a successful extraction of a fractured pacemaker lead from the spermatic vein using several approaches and multiple tools.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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