Asymptomatic pneumothorax mimicking pseudoaneurysm after the implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker

An 80-year-old male, who had undergone dual-chamber pacemaker implantation through left subclavian approach, developed tension pneumothorax of the left side. It caused a pseudoaneurysm-like contracting mass image on the chest X-ray. The diagnosis of pneumothorax was verified by chest computed tomogr...

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Published in:	International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy
Main Authors:	Tolga Aksu, Tumer Erdem Guler, Serdar Bozyel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Society of Cardiovascular Academy 2019-01-01
Subjects:	Cardiac pacing cephalic vein cutdown complication subclavian puncture venous access
Online Access:	http://www.ijcva.com/article.asp?issn=2405-8181;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=15;epage=17;aulast=Aksu