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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan;77(1):73-6.
doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396439. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Interventional Laser-assisted Extraction of an Infected Trapped Ventriculoatrial Shunt Based on Techniques for Pacemaker Lead Explantation

Dirk Bastian  1 , Klaus Fessele  1 , Piotr Bednarski  2 , Konrad Göhl  1
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Interventional Laser-assisted Extraction of an Infected Trapped Ventriculoatrial Shunt Based on Techniques for Pacemaker Lead Explantation

Dirk Bastian et al. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

We present a case of successful interventional laser-assisted extraction of an endovascularly trapped long-term implanted ventriculoatrial shunt in a patient with shunt-associated septicemia. This approach is based on modified techniques for explantation of pacemaker leads and might be considered an additional option for extraction of otherwise nonremovable trapped endovascular catheters in experienced centers.

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