Left retropectoral axillary implantation of defibrillators in young women.

Babuty, Dominique; Mirza, Alain; Clementy, Nicolas; Pierre, Bertrand; Lallemand, Bénédicte; Lemoine, Eric; Neville, Paul · Ann Thorac Surg · 2012

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We propose a complete surgical approach by left retropectoral transaxillary implantation with no vein puncture to improve the aesthetic and psychological tolerance of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator and avoid the pneumothorax and the subclavian crush syndrome.

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