Author/Authors :
Yoshikazu Hachiro، نويسنده , , Seiya Kikuchi، نويسنده , , Masayoshi Ito، نويسنده , , Kazuhiro Takahashi، نويسنده , , Tomio Abe، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Infection of a retained permanent epicardial pacemaker lead rarely causes mediastinal infection. A 21-month-old boy who had undergone an arterial switch operation at day 6 of life presented with mediastinal infection 3 months after removal of the generator. Removal of the infected pacemaker leads with the inflammatory granuloma was performed under extracorporeal circulation. The mediastinal infection developed from the retained epicardial pacemaker lead infection.
