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Case Reports
. 2001 Jun;24(6):1041-2.
doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01041.x.

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema from pacemaker placement

J D Espiritu  1 , C A Keller
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Case Reports

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema from pacemaker placement

J D Espiritu et al. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2001 Jun.

Abstract

Percutaneous insertion of permanent pacemaker leads through the subclavian vein is an alternative to the cephalic vein approach. A rare occurrence and successful conservative management of extensive pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema without concomitant pneumothorax resulting from permanent transvenous pacemaker insertion in an 80-year-old man with syncope and arrhythmia is reported.

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