An unexpected complication of intracardiac device implantation: Contralateral pneumothorax and pneumopericardium

A 62-year-old man developed concomitant right-sided pneumothorax and pneumopericardium after undergoing implantation of a left-sided dual-chamber pacemaker. The case is reported for its rarity. The possible mechanisms and management options for this extremely rare complication are discussed.

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Publicado no:Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J
Main Authors: Parashar, Nitin Kumar, Deepti, Siddharthan, Yadav, Rakesh, Sinha, Mumun, Ramakumar, Venkatakrishnan
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Elsevier 2019
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Case Report
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6697486/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30981903
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2019.04.001
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