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I Priel

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PubMed1997

Successful management of an infected implantable cardioverter defibrillator with oral antibiotics and without removal of the device.

Infection of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator developed 2 weeks after implantation, presenting with fever, swelling, redness, and tenderness of the skin above the generator site. A cloxacillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus was repeatedly cultured from the abdominal wall pocket fluid. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of two antibiotics, fusidic acid and rifampin, given orally for 3 months. Although the device was not removed, infection did not recur during a 24-month follow-up.

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PubMed1990

Another complication of thoracostomy--perforation of the right atrium.

Tube thoracostomy is an invasive procedure that is frequently life-saving but carries a risk of complications. We describe herein a complication not documented before-laceration of the right atrium. This occurred in a severely kyphoscoliotic patient with a markedly narrowed chest and led to his demise. This case attests to the extreme caution warranted when using trocar-type thoracostomy in patients with thoracic deformities.

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PubMed1986

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma complicating mitral valve replacement.

A 67 year old woman developed a fatal febrile illness 8 years after mitral valve replacement for rheumatic valvular heart disease. The final disease persisted for 1 year and was characterized clinically by weakness, weight loss, congestive heart failure and multiple embolic events to the central nervous system and abdominal organs. The source of the emboli was a tumor, malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the left atrium, originating from the anulus fibrosus around the covered base of the prosthetic valve. This unique case suggests the possibility that chronic exposure to materials, such as Dacron, covering prosthetic valves may induce local malignant tumors.

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